Tehran States It May Return to US Nuclear Talks if Handled with 'Dignity' and 'Honor'

Iran is prepared to resume atomic discussions with Washington on condition that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's top diplomat has stated.

The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue worked, and disclosed fresh requests had come from intermediaries to reopen talks with the American leadership. He said Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the global atomic watchdog to visit bombed nuclear sites for safety concerns.

Walking a Difficult Path

The foreign minister is treading a complex course since Iran aims to avoid be seen to be proceeding from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out stronger militarily and emotionally from the coordinated strike on its enrichment centers in June.

He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will never give up" – the key factor of the impasse in the previous talks.

Earlier Negotiations Suddenly Terminated

The prior phases of discussions between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Following this, Western states used their right to restore global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.

Ideal Resolution Suggested

Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be confident that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.

It had not been decided in the negotiations that Washington's technical specialists could function on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Representatives claimed on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America".

Current Status

Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in various formats if discussions restart.

The American leader last week stated he had been getting signals that Iran wanted to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials say they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a show.

Political Position

In his address to the conference, intended to paint the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the clash could not be resolved by armed force. He asserted the strikes started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.

Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence challenging to rebuild.

Diplomacy Remains the Primary Answer

The foreign minister said: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was America and the Western nations that had always sought to impose their demands during the discussions. Dialogue can still be active and continues the final resolution to resolve disagreements, but its requirements, regulations and tenets must be followed."

"Provided that they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and honor, they will receive a response in the identical language."

Repair and Rebuilding

In what is characterized by Iranian officials as the conflict of repair and recovery, the foreign minister said he was certain Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been reestablished. We learned many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."

He continued: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is essential is the resolve of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they sought to undermine, but failed to break. The Iranian people have developed stronger, more cohesive, and more backing of the government and the nation in the aftermath of this assault."