🔗 Share this article Tehran Says It Might Resume American Nuclear Talks if Approached with 'Respect' and 'Honor' Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated. Abbas Araghchi said only diplomacy produced results, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns. Walking a Challenging Course The foreign minister is treading a difficult course since Iran does not want be seen to be proceeding from a stance of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient in military terms and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June. He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions. Earlier Talks Suddenly Ended The earlier sessions of talks between the US and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that concluded with the US president declaring the locations had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations exercised their authority to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a substantial consequence. Ideal Resolution Offered Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "magic solution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with American involvement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes. It had not been settled in the talks that Washington's technical specialists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Officials stated three times they had reached agreement with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the arrangement to fall apart due to "detractors in America". Present Situation Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be reintroduced in various formats if talks resume. The US president last week claimed he had been getting signals that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but in private Iran's diplomats claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a performance. Political Stance In his remarks to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of international law, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be resolved by combat operations. He said the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a halt to hostilities. Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith hard to rebuild. Negotiations Remains the Final Resolution Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly attempted to impose their demands during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and continues the primary answer to address conflicts, but its requirements, guidelines and principles must be respected." "In case they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will obtain a response in the equivalent language." Recovery and Recovery In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have come to know our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the enemy." He stated: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to destroy, continues to exist. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be rebuilt; what is important is the determination of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to destroy. The citizens of Tehran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the face of this assault."