Iran Says It May Rejoin American Nuclear Discussions provided that Handled with 'Dignity' and 'Honor'

Iran is willing to resume atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has announced.

The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and revealed fresh requests had originated from go-betweens to reopen talks with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Navigating a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran wishes not to be seen to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded

The previous five rounds of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that culminated with the US president asserting the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, EU nations employed their privilege to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Offered

Iranian officials stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington".

Existing Situation

Iran's diplomats declared the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks restart.

The US president in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his address to the forum, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making trust hard to restore.

Diplomacy Continues the Primary Resolution

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to dictate their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be active and stays the ultimate solution to address disputes, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"If they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the identical approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We acquired multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this assault."