Tehran Says It May Resume US Nuclear Discussions provided that Handled with 'Dignity' and 'Honor'

Iran is prepared to resume atomic talks with the United States provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy produced results, and shared recent overtures had originated from mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet authorize the International Atomic Energy Agency to access attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns.

Walking a Challenging Path

The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a situation of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger militarily and emotionally from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.

Previous Discussions Suddenly Terminated

The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that ended with the American leader declaring the sites had been eliminated. Following this, Western states exercised their privilege to reimpose international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence.

Perfect Agreement Proposed

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the agreement to fall apart due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in some form if negotiations resume.

The US president recently claimed he had been getting signals that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of inactivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a performance.

Political Stance

In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi declared the 12-day war revealed the conflict could not be settled by armed force. He asserted the attacks started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were executed with complete American awareness and collaboration, making confidence challenging to restore.

Negotiations Stays the Final Resolution

Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to impose their demands during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be viable and stays the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be followed."

"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the approach of respect and honor, they will obtain a reply in the equivalent approach."

Recovery and Reconstruction

In what is characterized by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He stated: "We successfully passed this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they targeted, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have developed more resilient, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the face of this attack."