🔗 Share this article Iran Declares It Might Return to American Atomic Discussions provided that Treated with 'Dignity' and 'Respect' Tehran is ready to resume atomic talks with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has announced. The Iranian diplomat declared exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared new appeals had been made by intermediaries to reopen talks with the US government. He said Iran possessed no unreported enrichment locations, and Iran was not yet able to permit the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for protective measures. Navigating a Challenging Route The foreign minister is walking a complex path since Iran wishes not to appear to be acting from a stance of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen stronger defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its nuclear sites in June. He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to refine atomic fuel domestically that it will never give up" – the primary cause of the impasse in the previous talks. Previous Negotiations Suddenly Ended The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and bitter end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a 12-day war that concluded with the American leader asserting the locations had been eliminated. Subsequently, European countries used their authority to restore global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact. Ideal Resolution Proposed Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an domestic cooperative with US participation could refine atomic fuel. The two nations would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have remained and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes. It had not been decided in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the cooperative offer. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had secured an understanding with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America". Existing Status Tehran representatives declared the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in some form if discussions restart. The US president recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iran's diplomats say they are not yet receiving consistent overtures from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of passivity in the face of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a spectacle. Political Stance In his speech to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a controlling nation that exploits the notion of global regulations, Araghchi said the two-week conflict showed the dispute could not be settled by military means. He stated the attacks began with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and ended with an absolute demand for a truce. Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with complete American awareness and coordination, making trust hard to rebuild. Dialogue Continues the Final Answer The foreign minister said: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently sought to impose their desires during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and remains the primary resolution to address disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be adhered to." "In case they address to the Iranian people with the tone of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the identical language." Repair and Reconstruction In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the conflict of repair and recovery, the foreign minister said he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the opponent." He added: "We effectively endured this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be restored; what is crucial is the will of the Iranian people and then the social solidarity that they aimed at, but failed to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the country in the face of this assault."