Tehran Declares It May Resume American Atomic Talks if Handled with 'Dignity' and 'Respect'

Tehran is prepared to restart nuclear talks with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced.

Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy was effective, and shared new appeals had originated from go-betweens to restart discussions with the American leadership. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Walking a Complex Course

Araghchi is walking a challenging path since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a stance of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had arisen more powerful defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Previous Talks Suddenly Concluded

The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the American leader declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.

It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed three times they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in certain ways if discussions reopen.

Trump last week stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either directly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a show.

Negotiating Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He stated the assaults commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence hard to rebuild.

Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Answer

Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to enforce their desires during the discussions. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the ultimate answer to settle conflicts, but its standards, rules and tenets must be respected."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and respect, they will get a response in the same tone."

Recovery and Recovery

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to destroy, remains in place. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is important is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The Iranian people have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the country in the aftermath of this assault."