🔗 Share this article Iran Says It Might Return to American Nuclear Negotiations if Treated with 'Respect' and 'Respect' Iran is prepared to restart atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has announced. Abbas Araghchi stated exclusively dialogue was effective, and disclosed new appeals had come from mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit struck enrichment centers for safety concerns. Navigating a Complex Path The foreign minister is treading a difficult route since Iran does not want appear to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and mentally from the Israeli-US attack on its enrichment centers in June. He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the deadlock in the previous talks. Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Concluded The previous five rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile termination on 12 June when Israel, with Washington's assistance, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been obliterated. Following this, European countries exercised their right to restore international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect. Perfect Agreement Suggested Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes. It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could function within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington". Present Status Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in various formats if negotiations resume. The American leader in recent days claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either directly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle. Political Standpoint In his speech to the forum, designed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the two-week conflict showed the clash could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire. Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making trust difficult to restore. Negotiations Continues the Ultimate Answer The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had consistently sought to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and continues the primary answer to address conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to." "In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the equivalent approach." Restoration and Rebuilding In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We gained many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary." He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they aimed at, but failed to break. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the state in the wake of this assault."