Tehran States It Could Rejoin American Nuclear Talks if Approached with 'Dignity' and 'Respect'

Iran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared fresh requests had come from go-betweens to resume talks with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.

Walking a Challenging Course

The foreign minister is treading a difficult route since Iran does not want be seen to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Discussions Abruptly Terminated

The prior phases of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with the American leader asserting the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, European countries employed their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Iranian officials said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed repeatedly they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".

Present Position

Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations reopen.

The American leader last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet getting clear proposals from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of global regulations, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be ended by military means. He said the strikes commenced with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with total Washington understanding and coordination, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the final solution to address conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

"In case they address to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the same approach."

Restoration and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the battle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this engagement; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the enemy."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."