Tehran is ready to reinitiate nuclear talks with the United States provided that it is treated with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's foreign minister has stated.
Abbas Araghchi stated solely negotiations was effective, and revealed new appeals had come from mediators to reopen talks with the Trump administration. He asserted Iran had zero undeclared nuclear sites, and Tehran was not yet able to permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.
Araghchi is walking a complex course since Iran does not want appear to be proceeding from a stance of vulnerability, and he consistently maintained that Iran had emerged more powerful in military terms and mentally from the joint assault on its atomic facilities in June.
He was talking at a defense forum in Tehran where he reaffirmed that Iran had "an inalienable right to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the earlier negotiations.
The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were ended suddenly and acrimonious end on 12 June when the Israeli government, with Washington's assistance, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with Donald Trump asserting the locations had been obliterated. Following this, Western states used their right to restore international penalties, but Iran asserts they have not had a major impact.
Iran's diplomats claimed they felt they had achieved a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in prior discussions, when it was settled an local partnership with American involvement could process nuclear material. Both sides would have been able to declare success since local refinement would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's nuclear programme was solely for peaceful purposes.
It had not been agreed in the discussions that American atomic experts could work within Iranian territory, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Diplomats stated three times they had reached agreement with Trump's special envoy the US official only for the agreement to collapse due to "detractors in America".
Iran's diplomats said the cooperative arrangement was now withdrawn, but it seems highly likely the offer could be revived in various formats if negotiations restart.
The US president recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but in private Tehran representatives state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from America either explicitly or from key regional mediators, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Tehran asserts diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.
In his remarks to the forum, aimed to depict the US as a dominant force that misuses the concept of global regulations, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the clash could not be settled by military means. He said the assaults began with a US demand for an total Iran submission and ended with an unconditional call for a truce.
Iran is assured the first strikes by Israel were carried out with full US knowledge and coordination, making faith hard to restore.
The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had abandoned diplomacy; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always attempted to dictate their desires during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and remains the primary solution to address disagreements, but its requirements, rules and fundamentals must be respected."
"If they talk to the Iranian people with the language of respect and respect, they will get a response in the same tone."
In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the battle of recovery and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are much stronger than prior to 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We acquired many lessons from this conflict; we have discovered our internal vulnerabilities and the weaknesses of the opponent."
He continued: "We managed to survive this conflict. Our enrichment knowledge, which they intended to obliterate, continues to exist. The installations and gear, if damaged, will be restored; what is important is the resolve of the citizens of Tehran and then the unity of the country that they aimed at, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have become more powerful, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the nation in the wake of this attack."
Elena Marchetti is a technology journalist with a passion for demystifying complex topics. She has been covering tech trends for over a decade.