Iran Says It May Rejoin American Nuclear Discussions provided that Approached with 'Respect' and 'Respect'

Iran is willing to resume atomic negotiations with Washington on condition that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.

Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue worked, and shared fresh requests had been made by mediators to reopen negotiations with the US government. He said Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Prior Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with the US president claiming the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states used their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Magic Solution Suggested

Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with US participation could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful.

It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed three times they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the deal to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Present Situation

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in various formats if negotiations restart.

The US president in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from Washington either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Standpoint

In his speech to the conference, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the idea of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be ended by military means. He stated the strikes began with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust challenging to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Final Solution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to enforce their will during the discussions. Negotiations can still be viable and stays the ultimate solution to address 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 receive a response in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have become stronger, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the nation in the wake of this attack."