🔗 Share this article

Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic talks with the United States as long as it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat said solely negotiations worked, and shared recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to resume discussions with the American leadership. He said Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran was not yet able to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for protective measures.

Walking a Challenging Path

Araghchi is navigating a difficult route since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and psychologically from the joint assault on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a defense forum in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.

Earlier Negotiations Abruptly Concluded

The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with Donald Trump claiming the sites had been eliminated. Subsequently, EU nations employed their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact.

Perfect Agreement Offered

Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since local refinement would have remained 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 inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "opponents in the US".

Current Status

Tehran representatives said the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations restart.

The US president last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a show.

Political Standpoint

In his address to the gathering, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war showed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the attacks began with a US demand for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities.

Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making faith difficult to restore.

Dialogue Remains the Final Solution

Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had always attempted to impose their desires during the negotiations. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the primary answer to resolve disputes, but its standards, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they speak to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will obtain a reply in the same tone."

Repair and Reconstruction

In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and reconstruction, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been reestablished. We learned numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the opponent."

He stated: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they aimed to destroy, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be rebuilt; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the leadership and the country in the wake of this attack."