🔗 Share this article

Iran is willing to resume nuclear talks with the United States on condition that it is handled with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has announced.

The Iranian diplomat said only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had come from mediators to reopen discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for security reasons.

Navigating a Complex Route

Araghchi is treading a difficult course since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen stronger militarily and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June.

He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the primary cause of the impasse in the prior discussions.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Ended

The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been eliminated. Following this, Western states exercised their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect.

Perfect Agreement Suggested

Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been agreed in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Diplomats stated repeatedly they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to collapse due to "opponents in the US".

Present Situation

Iranian officials stated the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the offer could be revived in some form if discussions restart.

Trump recently claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to resume discussions, but in private Iranian officials state they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states negotiations is not part of a show.

Diplomatic Stance

In his address to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that exploits the concept of global regulations, Araghchi said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He asserted the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire.

Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were mounted with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence challenging to restore.

Diplomacy Remains the Final Answer

The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was America and the western countries that had always attempted to dictate their demands during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and continues the final solution to settle disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and principles must be adhered to."

"Provided that they speak to the nation of Iran with the language of respect and honor, they will get a answer in the identical tone."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the struggle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister stated he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned many lessons from this war; we have discovered our personal limitations and the weaknesses of the adversary."

He continued: "We effectively endured this engagement. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the government and the nation in the wake of this invasion."