🔗 Share this article Iran States It Could Resume US Nuclear Discussions provided that Approached with 'Dignity' and 'Respect' Iran is willing to resume atomic talks with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has declared. The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and shared recent overtures had been made by go-betweens to resume talks with the US government. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to allow the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns. Navigating a Difficult Route Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June. He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the stalemate in the prior discussions. Earlier Negotiations Unexpectedly Terminated The earlier sessions of discussions between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations used their right to reinstate UN-wide sanctions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence. Ideal Resolution Proposed Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military. It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US". Present Status Iranian officials stated the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the offer could be resurrected in certain ways if negotiations reopen. Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Iran's diplomats state they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from Washington either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a performance. Negotiating Stance In his remarks to the conference, designed to portray the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of worldwide standards, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by armed force. He said the assaults began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an complete request for a halt to hostilities. Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence hard to restore. Dialogue Stays the Final Answer The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly sought to dictate their desires during the talks. Diplomacy can still be viable and remains the primary answer to resolve disagreements, but its criteria, rules and tenets must be respected." "Provided that they speak to the Iranian people with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the equivalent approach." Restoration and Recovery In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the conflict of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's security strengths "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this war; we have come to know our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent." He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they intended to eliminate, remains in place. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more united, and more endorsing of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this invasion."