🔗 Share this article Tehran Declares It Could Return to American Nuclear Discussions provided that Treated with 'Dignity' and 'Respect' Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic negotiations with the United States as long as it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated. The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had originated from go-betweens to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero secret atomic facilities, and Iran could not yet authorize the global atomic watchdog to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons. Walking a Difficult Path Araghchi is navigating a difficult route since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June. He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations. Earlier Discussions Suddenly Terminated The prior phases of discussions between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious conclusion 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 facilities had been eliminated. Following this, European countries used their privilege to restore global restrictions, 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 nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful. It had not been settled in the negotiations that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted three times they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington". Present Position Iran's diplomats said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions resume. Trump recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but in private Tehran representatives claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran says diplomacy is not part of a show. Political Standpoint In his address to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister said the 12-day war demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He stated the strikes began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities. Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were executed with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence difficult to reestablish. Dialogue Continues the Final Resolution Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had repeatedly sought to enforce their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the final solution to address disagreements, but its requirements, guidelines and fundamentals must be followed." "If they talk to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a response in the equivalent language." Recovery and Rebuilding In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our personal limitations and the shortcomings of the enemy." He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have become stronger, more united, and more backing of the government and the country in the wake of this invasion."