Tehran is willing to reinitiate atomic talks with Washington on condition that it is handled with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.
The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and disclosed recent overtures had come from intermediaries to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran had not yet reached a point to permit the global atomic watchdog to visit attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.
Navigating a Difficult Course
The foreign minister is treading a difficult course since Iran wishes not to be perceived to be proceeding from a position of weakness, and he consistently maintained that Iran had arisen more resilient defensively and mentally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.
He was talking at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the impasse in the earlier negotiations.
Previous Talks Unexpectedly Ended
The earlier sessions of discussions between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and bitter termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been eliminated. Following this, EU nations used their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.
Ideal Resolution Offered
Iranian officials stated they felt they had attained a "perfect agreement" to the nuclear fuel concern in previous talks, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have continued and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military.
It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the consortium proposal. Representatives claimed three times they had secured an understanding with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".
Existing Status
Tehran representatives declared the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems very probable the suggestion could be revived in certain ways if talks restart.
The US president last week stated he had been receiving messages that Iran wanted to restart talks, but privately Iran's diplomats say they are not yet getting consistent overtures from America either straightforwardly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of passivity in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.
Diplomatic Stance
In his speech to the conference, aimed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of international law, Araghchi declared the fortnight-long engagement demonstrated the conflict could not be settled by military means. He asserted the attacks started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.
Iran is certain the first strikes by Israel were carried out with complete American awareness and coordination, making confidence challenging to rebuild.
Dialogue Stays the Final Answer
Araghchi stated: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had consistently attempted to dictate their demands during the talks. Diplomacy can still be alive and remains the ultimate answer to resolve conflicts, but its criteria, rules and fundamentals must be followed."
"Provided that they address to the Iranian people with the approach of dignity and honor, they will receive a answer in the identical language."
Recovery and Reconstruction
In what is described by Iran's diplomats as the battle of repair and recovery, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's military capacities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. All our capabilities have been restored. We gained numerous insights from this engagement; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the adversary."
He added: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if eliminated, will be rebuilt; what is crucial is the will of the nation of Iran and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the country in the aftermath of this assault."
