🔗 Share this article Iran Declares It May Resume US Nuclear Discussions provided that Approached with 'Respect' and 'Honor' Tehran is willing to reinitiate nuclear discussions with Washington provided that it is handled with "dignity" and "respect", Tehran's foreign minister has announced. The Iranian diplomat stated exclusively dialogue produced results, and shared recent overtures had come from go-betweens to reopen negotiations with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran did not have secret atomic facilities, and Iran had not yet reached a point to permit the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit attacked atomic facilities for safety concerns. Navigating a Challenging Path The foreign minister is treading a difficult path since Iran aims to avoid be perceived to be acting from a position of weakness, and he emphatically stated that Iran had emerged more powerful militarily and psychologically from the coordinated strike on its nuclear sites in June. He was speaking at a defense forum in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "a fundamental entitlement to enrich uranium on home soil that it will perpetually retain" – the key factor of the stalemate in the previous talks. Prior Discussions Unexpectedly Ended The previous five rounds of talks between the United States and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and bitter end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with US support, struck Tehran's atomic facilities in a two-week conflict that concluded with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been obliterated. Subsequently, Western states exercised their right to reimpose international penalties, but Iran maintains they have not had a major impact. Perfect Agreement Proposed Tehran representatives stated they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the uranium processing matter in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with US participation could refine atomic fuel. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since domestic enrichment would have remained and the US could be assured that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes. It had not been settled in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could operate on Iranian soil, but that was a reasonable assumption of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had achieved a deal with Washington's diplomat Steve Witkoff only for the agreement to disintegrate due to "detractors in America". Existing Situation Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now no longer available, but it seems highly likely the proposal could be revived in various formats if talks restart. Trump in recent days said he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to resume discussions, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet obtaining coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iran's state department has been charged of non-responsiveness in the aftermath of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Iran states dialogue is not part of a performance. Political Position In his remarks to the forum, designed to paint the US as a hegemonic power that abuses the concept of international law, the foreign minister said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be settled by combat operations. He asserted the assaults commenced with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an complete request for a truce. Iran is certain the opening assaults from Tel Aviv were carried out with full US knowledge and collaboration, making trust challenging to rebuild. Negotiations Continues the Primary Answer The foreign minister declared: "It was not Iran that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the European states that had always sought to impose their desires during the talks. Dialogue can still be viable and remains the final resolution to settle disputes, but its standards, rules and principles must be adhered to." "Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will receive a response in the equivalent language." Restoration and Recovery In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of repair and recovery, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's defence capabilities "have significantly improved than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this conflict; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the weaknesses of the adversary." He stated: "We effectively endured this war. Our atomic expertise, which they planned to eliminate, remains in place. The installations and equipment, if destroyed, will be restored; what is important is the resolve of the Iranian people and then the unity of the country that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The citizens of Tehran have developed stronger, more integrated, and more supportive of the government and the country in the face of this assault."