🔗 Share this article Tehran Declares It May Rejoin US Nuclear Discussions if Treated with 'Dignity' and 'Respect' Iran is ready to restart nuclear negotiations with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated. The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations produced results, and revealed recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to resume talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for protective measures. Walking a Complex Route Araghchi is treading a complex course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June. He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will always maintain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks. Earlier Discussions Unexpectedly Ended The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with the US president asserting the sites had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations exercised their privilege to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence. Magic Solution Offered Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military. It had not been agreed in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US". Present Situation Tehran representatives stated the consortium offer was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in some form if discussions restart. The American leader recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from Washington either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a show. Negotiating Standpoint In his speech to the forum, intended to depict the US as a dominant force that abuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He said the strikes started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an complete request for a truce. Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust hard to reestablish. Negotiations Remains the Ultimate Resolution The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly tried to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the primary solution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be adhered to." "Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a reply in the equivalent tone." Restoration and Rebuilding In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy." He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the determination of the citizens of Tehran and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."