🔗 Share this article Iran Says It Might Resume US Atomic Discussions if Approached with 'Dignity' and 'Respect' Tehran is willing to resume atomic discussions with Washington provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated. The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy worked, and shared recent overtures had come from mediators to resume talks with the US government. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons. Navigating a Difficult Path Araghchi is treading a difficult path since Iran does not want be perceived to be operating from a position of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had come out more powerful defensively and emotionally from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June. He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the stalemate in the prior discussions. Previous Talks Suddenly Ended The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile end on 12 June when Israel, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a fortnight-long engagement that ended with Donald Trump claiming the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their privilege to restore international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a significant effect. Magic Solution Proposed Iran's diplomats stated they felt they had reached a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was decided an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to claim victory since domestic enrichment would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was exclusively peaceful. It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could function within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the cooperative offer. Officials stated repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat the US official only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America". Existing Situation Tehran representatives declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if discussions reopen. The US president recently stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Tehran states dialogue is not part of a spectacle. Diplomatic Position In his address to the gathering, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement revealed the clash could not be ended by armed force. He asserted the strikes started with a Washington's ultimatum for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a truce. Iran is assured the initial Israeli attacks were executed with total Washington understanding and coordination, making faith challenging to rebuild. Dialogue Remains the Primary Solution The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the European states that had repeatedly tried to impose their demands during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the ultimate resolution to settle conflicts, but its standards, rules and principles must be followed." "In case they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and honor, they will receive a reply in the same language." Repair and Reconstruction In what is described by Iranian officials as the struggle of restoration and recovery, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We acquired multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our personal limitations and the vulnerabilities of the adversary." He stated: "We successfully passed this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be reconstructed; what is essential is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but did not succeed to break. The Iranian people have developed more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the administration and the state in the face of this invasion."