Tehran Declares It Could Resume American Atomic Talks provided that Approached with 'Respect' and 'Honor'

Tehran is ready to resume atomic negotiations with Washington provided that it is treated with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared.

Abbas Araghchi stated only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed new appeals had originated from go-betweens to restart negotiations with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit struck enrichment centers for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Path

The foreign minister is walking a challenging route since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.

Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Concluded

The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president asserting the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries exercised their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence.

Ideal Resolution Proposed

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the American negotiator only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Existing Position

Iran's diplomats declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if negotiations restart.

Trump in recent days said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the forum, designed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi declared the 12-day war showed the clash could not be ended by combat operations. He stated the attacks started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and concluded with an complete request for a truce.

Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to reestablish.

Dialogue Remains the Final Resolution

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently sought to enforce their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the ultimate solution to address conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and honor, they will receive a reply in the same language."

Restoration and Recovery

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and rebuilding, Araghchi stated he was confident Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."

He continued: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The sites 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 targeted, but did not succeed to break. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more united, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this attack."