🔗 Share this article Tehran Declares It Could Rejoin US Atomic Negotiations if Approached with 'Respect' and 'Honor' Iran is willing to reinitiate atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Tehran's top diplomat has declared. The Iranian diplomat declared solely negotiations worked, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to resume discussions with the US government. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit bombed nuclear sites for protective measures. Walking a Difficult Path Araghchi is treading a difficult path since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and psychologically from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June. He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material within its borders that it will never give up" – the key factor of the stalemate in the prior discussions. Prior Negotiations Abruptly Terminated The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the US president asserting the sites had been eliminated. Following this, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence. Perfect Agreement Proposed Tehran representatives said they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military. It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could function inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials stated three times they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "spoilers in Washington". Present Status Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems quite possible the suggestion could be revived in various formats if negotiations resume. Trump in recent days claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Iran's diplomats say they are not yet obtaining consistent overtures from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been charged of inactivity in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran states diplomacy is not part of a spectacle. Negotiating Stance In his address to the forum, designed to portray the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the notion of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict showed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He said the strikes began with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an absolute demand for a ceasefire. Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with complete American awareness and cooperation, making confidence challenging to rebuild. Dialogue Continues the Primary Resolution Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted dialogue; it was the United States and the western countries that had repeatedly attempted to impose their will during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the ultimate resolution to settle disagreements, but its standards, regulations and fundamentals must be followed." "Provided that they talk to the nation of Iran with the approach of respect and honor, they will receive a answer in the same language." Recovery and Reconstruction In what is described by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was confident Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the enemy." He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to break. The citizens of Tehran have developed more resilient, more integrated, and more endorsing of the leadership and the country in the face of this assault."