🔗 Share this article Tehran Says It May Rejoin US Atomic Discussions if Handled with 'Respect' and 'Honor' Iran is willing to resume nuclear discussions with Washington as long as it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has declared. The Iranian diplomat stated solely negotiations worked, and shared recent overtures had originated from mediators to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He said Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran could not yet permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures. Walking a Complex Path The foreign minister is treading a challenging path since Iran does not want be perceived to be acting from a situation of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June. He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to process nuclear material domestically that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks. Prior Talks Suddenly Terminated The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, attacked Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that concluded with the US president declaring the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries used their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a significant effect. Ideal Resolution Proposed Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military. It had not been decided in the talks that US nuclear scientists could work inside Iran, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Diplomats claimed on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the arrangement to collapse due to "detractors in America". Existing Position Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the suggestion could be resurrected in certain ways if discussions reopen. The American leader in recent days claimed he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to resume discussions, but privately Iranian officials claim they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either directly or from key regional mediators, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of passivity in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show. Political Position In his speech to the forum, aimed to paint the US as a controlling nation that abuses the notion of global regulations, the foreign minister declared the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be resolved by armed force. He said the attacks started with a American requirement for an unconditional Iranian surrender and concluded with an unconditional call for a truce. Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with full US knowledge and cooperation, making trust difficult to reestablish. Diplomacy Stays the Ultimate Solution The foreign minister declared: "Tehran was not the one that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the western countries that had always sought to impose their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be active and continues the final resolution to resolve disagreements, but its standards, rules and tenets must be followed." "In case they speak to the nation of Iran with the approach of dignity and respect, they will receive a answer in the same language." Restoration and Recovery In what is portrayed by Tehran representatives as the battle of recovery and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been restored. We gained many lessons from this war; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent." He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our enrichment knowledge, which they planned to eliminate, stays intact. The facilities and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have become stronger, more united, and more supportive of the government and the country in the wake of this invasion."