🔗 Share this article Tehran Says It Could Rejoin American Nuclear Negotiations if Handled with 'Respect' and 'Respect' Iran is ready to restart atomic negotiations with Washington as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has declared. The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy produced results, and revealed recent overtures had come from mediators to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns. Walking a Complex Path The foreign minister is navigating a complex path since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June. He was talking at a strategic meeting 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 prior discussions. Earlier Talks Unexpectedly Concluded The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that ended with the US president asserting the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their authority to restore UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect. Ideal Resolution Suggested Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was settled an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes. It had not been settled in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work inside Iran, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials asserted repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America". Present Position Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in various formats if discussions resume. The American leader last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but privately Iran's diplomats state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a performance. Diplomatic Standpoint In his address to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of global regulations, Araghchi stated the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the attacks commenced with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities. Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence challenging to restore. Diplomacy Stays the Final Solution Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always sought to enforce their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and stays the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be respected." "In case they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the same tone." Repair and Reconstruction In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent." He continued: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The facilities and gear, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the country in the face of this assault."