Iran is willing to resume nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Iran's foreign minister has stated.
The Iranian diplomat stated only diplomacy produced results, and shared fresh requests had originated from mediators to restart talks with the American leadership. He claimed Iran did not have unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran was not yet able to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to access struck enrichment centers for safety concerns.
The foreign minister is navigating a complex course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be operating from a position of disadvantage, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had emerged more resilient defensively and emotionally from the joint assault on its enrichment centers in June.
He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an inalienable right to process nuclear material within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the deadlock in the previous talks.
The earlier sessions of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with US support, targeted Iranian nuclear sites in a fortnight-long engagement that culminated with the American leader claiming the locations had been destroyed. Subsequently, EU nations exercised their right to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran asserts they have not had a significant effect.
Tehran representatives stated they felt they had reached a "perfect agreement" to the enrichment issue in previous talks, when it was decided an Iran-based consortium with American involvement could enrich uranium. Each party would have been able to assert triumph since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's enrichment initiative was solely for peaceful purposes.
It had not been agreed in the negotiations that American atomic experts could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the partnership suggestion. Officials claimed on multiple occasions they had reached agreement with the US representative Steve Witkoff only for the arrangement to disintegrate due to "spoilers in Washington".
Iran's diplomats stated the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems very probable the offer could be revived in various formats if talks reopen.
The American leader last week claimed he had been obtaining communications that Iran desired to reopen negotiations, but confidentially Iranian officials state they are not yet receiving coherent offers from the United States either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as the Qatari government, the Egyptian leadership, the Omani authorities and Saudi Arabia. The Tehran's diplomatic corps has been accused of inactivity in the wake of Washington's unmediated tactics, but Tehran says dialogue is not part of a show.
In his remarks to the gathering, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the notion of international law, the foreign minister stated the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be settled by armed force. He stated the attacks started with a US demand for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.
Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were carried out with complete American awareness and collaboration, making faith difficult to restore.
Araghchi declared: "It was not Iran that had fled negotiations; it was the United States and the Western nations that had always attempted to enforce their will during the negotiations. Negotiations can still be viable and remains the final answer to settle disputes, but its standards, guidelines and tenets must be adhered to."
"Provided that they address to the citizens of Tehran with the approach of dignity and honor, they will get a answer in the equivalent tone."
In what is described by Tehran representatives as the struggle of restoration and recovery, the foreign minister claimed he was certain Iran's security strengths "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."
He added: "We successfully passed this engagement. Our nuclear technology, which they intended to eliminate, continues to exist. The facilities and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is crucial is the determination of the nation of Iran and then the social solidarity that they sought to undermine, but did not succeed to shatter. The Iranian people have become stronger, more united, and more supportive of the leadership and the state in the aftermath of this assault."
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