🔗 Share this article Iran Says It May Rejoin American Atomic Talks provided that Treated with 'Respect' and 'Honor' Tehran is prepared to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated. The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared fresh requests had originated from intermediaries to reopen discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect bombed nuclear sites for security reasons. Navigating a Challenging Course Araghchi is navigating a challenging course since Iran wishes not to be seen to be operating from a position of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger in military terms and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June. He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel on home soil that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the impasse in the earlier negotiations. Earlier Talks Suddenly Terminated The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that concluded with the American leader claiming the facilities had been destroyed. Afterward, EU nations employed their right to reinstate international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact. Perfect Agreement Offered Iran's diplomats said they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was exclusively peaceful. It had not been decided in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could operate within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Representatives claimed three times they had achieved a deal with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US". Existing Position Iranian officials stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be reintroduced in some form if discussions reopen. Trump recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from Washington either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show. Political Standpoint In his address to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement revealed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the attacks started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities. Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and collaboration, making faith difficult to reestablish. Negotiations Remains the Primary Solution Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was America and the western countries that had always tried to dictate their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the primary solution to settle disputes, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be respected." "If they speak to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the identical language." Recovery and Recovery In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the enemy." He added: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to destroy, continues to exist. The sites and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to break. The Iranian people have become stronger, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the face of this attack."