Iran is ready to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States as long as it is treated with "dignity" and "honor", Iran's top diplomat has stated.
The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy worked, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by mediators to restart discussions with the American leadership. He asserted Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Iran could not yet allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for protective measures.
The foreign minister is treading a difficult course since Iran does not want be seen to be operating from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June.
He was talking at a security conference in Tehran where he reiterated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to refine atomic fuel within its borders that it will perpetually retain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the prior discussions.
The previous five rounds of discussions between the US and Iran were ended suddenly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when the Israeli government, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a 12-day war that ended with Donald Trump asserting the sites had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries used their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.
Tehran representatives claimed they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in previous talks, when it was settled an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have continued and the US could be confident that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.
It had not been decided in the discussions that Washington's technical specialists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a natural consequence of the cooperative offer. Representatives asserted on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to collapse due to "spoilers in Washington".
Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems highly likely the offer could be reintroduced in certain ways if negotiations reopen.
Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Iranian officials claim they are not yet getting coherent offers from America either straightforwardly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts dialogue is not part of a spectacle.
In his address to the gathering, intended to depict the US as a hegemonic power that misuses the idea of global regulations, the foreign minister said the 12-day war demonstrated the dispute could not be resolved by combat operations. He stated the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an total Iran submission and culminated with an absolute demand for a halt to hostilities.
Iran is assured the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were mounted with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust challenging to reestablish.
Araghchi declared: "Tehran was not the one that had fled diplomacy; it was America and the Western nations that had consistently tried to enforce their desires during the discussions. Negotiations can still be alive and stays the primary solution to address disagreements, but its criteria, guidelines and principles must be respected."
"Provided that they talk to the citizens of Tehran with the language of respect and respect, they will obtain a reply in the identical language."
In what is characterized by Tehran representatives as the battle of repair and reconstruction, Araghchi said he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been restored. We learned many lessons from this war; we have come to know our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the adversary."
He added: "We effectively endured this conflict. Our nuclear technology, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and gear, if eliminated, will be restored; what is essential is the determination of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to destroy. The nation of Iran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the government and the country in the wake of this attack."
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