🔗 Share this article Tehran Says It May Rejoin American Atomic Negotiations provided that Treated with 'Dignity' and 'Honor' Tehran is ready to restart nuclear discussions with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has announced. Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to resume talks with the US government. He claimed Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect struck enrichment centers for safety concerns. Navigating a Difficult Route Araghchi is navigating a difficult course since Iran wishes not to appear to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and psychologically from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June. He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the previous talks. Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Concluded The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump declaring the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, EU nations employed their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence. Ideal Resolution Proposed Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was entirely non-military. It had not been decided in the discussions that American atomic experts could work on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US". Current Position Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if talks restart. The US president in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining clear proposals from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been criticized of passivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle. Political Stance In his speech to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that misuses the notion of global regulations, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be ended by military means. He asserted the strikes commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a truce. Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were carried out with total Washington understanding and coordination, making trust difficult to rebuild. Diplomacy Stays the Final Answer The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had abandoned negotiations; it was America and the Western nations that had always attempted to dictate their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be active and stays the primary resolution to settle conflicts, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be followed." "Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will obtain a reply in the identical language." Recovery and Rebuilding In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and rebuilding, the foreign minister claimed he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary." He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The sites and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the face of this invasion."