🔗 Share this article Iran States It Might Resume American Atomic Discussions if Handled with 'Dignity' and 'Honor' Iran is willing to reinitiate atomic negotiations with the United States provided that it is treated with "respect" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has declared. Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy produced results, and shared new appeals had been made by mediators to restart talks with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet allow the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons. Walking a Complex Route Araghchi is walking a difficult path since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a situation of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June. He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the earlier negotiations. Prior Talks Abruptly Concluded The prior phases of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations exercised their privilege to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact. Perfect Agreement Suggested Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement 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 confident that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes. It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials claimed three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US". Existing Situation Iran's diplomats said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in various formats if negotiations reopen. The American leader recently said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says dialogue is not part of a spectacle. Political Stance In his remarks to the conference, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the strikes started with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an complete request for a ceasefire. Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making confidence difficult to reestablish. Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Solution The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had always sought to impose their demands during the discussions. Diplomacy can still be active and remains the ultimate answer to settle disputes, but its requirements, rules and tenets must be respected." "Provided that they talk to the nation of Iran with the language of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the identical tone." Repair and Recovery In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of repair and recovery, the foreign minister said he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent." He added: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the nation in the wake of this attack."