🔗 Share this article Iran States It Could Return to US Nuclear Negotiations if Handled with 'Dignity' and 'Honor' Tehran is prepared to resume atomic negotiations with the United States on condition that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated. The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations worked, and disclosed recent overtures had come from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons. Navigating a Challenging Route The foreign minister is treading a difficult route since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June. He was speaking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks. Prior Discussions Suddenly Terminated The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries employed their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect. Perfect Agreement Suggested Tehran representatives said they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern 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 claim victory since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful. It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US". Present Situation Iranian officials stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be reintroduced in certain ways if talks reopen. The US president recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to reopen negotiations, but privately Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving clear proposals from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a show. Negotiating Standpoint In his remarks to the forum, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He stated the assaults commenced with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an unconditional call for a truce. Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making trust challenging to rebuild. Diplomacy Remains the Ultimate Solution The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently tried to dictate their will during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and continues the final answer to address conflicts, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be respected." "If they address to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a reply in the equivalent language." Restoration and Reconstruction In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and recovery, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the adversary." He added: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, stays intact. The sites and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The Iranian people have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the government and the country in the aftermath of this invasion."