🔗 Share this article Iran Says It Could Return to American Nuclear Discussions if Handled with 'Dignity' and 'Respect' Iran is ready to resume atomic talks with the United States on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has stated. The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue worked, and shared recent overtures had come from go-betweens to restart negotiations with the US government. He said Iran possessed no secret atomic facilities, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns. Navigating a Complex Route The foreign minister is walking a difficult course since Iran wishes not to appear to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June. He was addressing at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions. Previous Talks Suddenly Ended The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious termination on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, attacked Iran's enrichment centers in a two-week conflict that culminated with the American leader claiming the facilities had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations employed their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect. Perfect Agreement Offered Iranian officials claimed they felt they had reached a "magic solution" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Both sides would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes. It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Officials claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the deal to fall apart due to "opponents in the US". Current Position Iranian officials declared the cooperative arrangement was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if talks resume. The US president in recent days said he had been getting signals that Iran sought to reopen negotiations, but in private Iranian officials say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle. Negotiating Standpoint In his address to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the concept of international law, Araghchi said the two-week conflict demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the strikes commenced with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities. Iran is convinced the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making confidence challenging to rebuild. Dialogue Stays the Ultimate Solution The foreign minister stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly tried to enforce their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and continues the primary answer to address conflicts, but its standards, guidelines and principles must be adhered to." "In case they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a response in the equivalent tone." Recovery and Reconstruction In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi claimed he was confident Iran's military capacities "have significantly improved than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy." He added: "We managed to survive this war. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The facilities and machinery, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to destroy. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more endorsing of the administration and the country in the face of this attack."