🔗 Share this article Tehran Says It May Rejoin US Atomic Negotiations if Handled with 'Respect' and 'Respect' Iran is ready to reinitiate atomic negotiations with the United States provided that it is approached with "respect" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has announced. Abbas Araghchi said exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared new appeals had come from mediators to resume negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran possessed no undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran had not yet reached a point to authorize the UN nuclear inspectorate to access attacked atomic facilities for security reasons. Navigating a Challenging Course Araghchi is walking a difficult course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a position of disadvantage, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged stronger defensively and psychologically from the Israeli-US attack on its atomic facilities in June. He was addressing at a strategic meeting in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium domestically that it will always maintain" – the key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions. Previous Talks Abruptly Terminated The earlier sessions of negotiations between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and acrimonious termination on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, attacked Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that ended with Donald Trump declaring the facilities had been destroyed. Following this, EU nations exercised their authority to reimpose global restrictions, but Iran maintains they have not had a substantial consequence. Magic Solution Proposed Tehran representatives stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in prior discussions, when it was agreed an Iran-based consortium with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be assured that Iran's nuclear programme was entirely non-military. It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Officials asserted on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative the American negotiator only for the deal to collapse due to "detractors in America". Present Status Iran's diplomats stated the partnership proposal was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in various formats if discussions reopen. The American leader in recent days stated he had been obtaining communications that Iran wanted to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives state they are not yet getting coherent offers from Washington either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iranian foreign ministry has been accused of non-responsiveness in the face of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran asserts diplomacy is not part of a show. Political Position In his address to the conference, intended to portray the US as a controlling nation that abuses the concept of worldwide standards, Araghchi stated the two-week conflict demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He asserted the attacks commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an complete request for a ceasefire. Iran is convinced the first strikes by Israel were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making confidence difficult to rebuild. Diplomacy Continues the Primary Answer Araghchi said: "It was not Iran that had deserted diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had consistently sought to dictate their desires during the negotiations. Diplomacy can still be viable and continues the final answer to address disagreements, but its criteria, regulations and principles must be followed." "If they address to the Iranian people with the language of dignity and respect, they will obtain a response in the same approach." Repair and Rebuilding In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the struggle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We gained multiple understandings from this conflict; we have identified our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the enemy." He continued: "We successfully passed this war. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to obliterate, remains in place. The installations and machinery, if damaged, will be restored; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but did not succeed to destroy. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more united, and more backing of the administration and the country in the wake of this invasion."