Tehran is willing to resume nuclear talks with Washington provided that it is approached with "dignity" and "respect", Iran's top diplomat has declared.
The Iranian diplomat declared only diplomacy was effective, and disclosed fresh requests had been made by intermediaries to reopen discussions with the US government. He claimed Iran did not have undeclared nuclear sites, and Iran could not yet allow the UN nuclear inspectorate to inspect attacked atomic facilities for security reasons.
Araghchi is treading a complex route since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a stance of weakness, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more powerful in military terms and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.
He was speaking at a security conference in Tehran where he restated that Iran had "an absolute privilege to enrich uranium within its borders that it will always maintain" – the main reason of the impasse in the prior discussions.
The earlier sessions of talks between the United States and Iran were brought to an abrupt and hostile conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, targeted Iran's enrichment centers in a 12-day war that culminated with the US president asserting the facilities had been eliminated. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate global restrictions, but Iran insists they have not had a substantial consequence.
Tehran representatives stated they felt they had attained a "ideal resolution" to the nuclear fuel concern in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could enrich uranium. Both sides would have been able to declare success since home-based processing would have persisted and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was solely for peaceful purposes.
It had not been agreed in the talks that US nuclear scientists could operate inside Iran, but that was a natural consequence of the consortium proposal. Diplomats claimed repeatedly they had secured an understanding with the US representative the US official only for the agreement to fall apart due to "detractors in America".
Iranian officials declared the partnership proposal was now off the table, but it seems very probable the proposal could be resurrected in certain ways if talks restart.
The US president recently said he had been obtaining communications that Iran sought to restart talks, but confidentially Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either explicitly or from important Middle Eastern intermediaries, such as the Qatari government, Egypt, the Omani authorities and the Saudi kingdom. The Iranian foreign ministry has been criticized of inactivity in the face of the US president's straightforward manner, but Iran says diplomacy is not part of a spectacle.
In his speech to the conference, aimed to depict the US as a hegemonic power that exploits the idea of international law, the foreign minister stated the fortnight-long engagement showed the conflict could not be resolved by military means. He stated the assaults started with a American requirement for an complete Tehran capitulation and culminated with an unconditional call for a ceasefire.
Iran is certain the initial Israeli attacks were mounted with total Washington understanding and cooperation, making trust difficult to reestablish.
Araghchi stated: "Tehran was not the one that had fled dialogue; it was the United States and the Western nations that had repeatedly sought to impose their will during the discussions. Dialogue can still be alive and continues the ultimate solution to address conflicts, but its criteria, rules and principles must be followed."
"In case they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of dignity and respect, they will obtain a answer in the identical approach."
In what is portrayed by Iranian officials as the conflict of restoration and rebuilding, Araghchi said he was assured Iran's security strengths "have significantly improved than preceding 13 or 14 June of this year. Our entire military infrastructure have been rebuilt. We gained multiple understandings from this engagement; we have identified our internal vulnerabilities and the shortcomings of the enemy."
He continued: "We managed to survive this engagement. Our atomic expertise, which they aimed to eliminate, remains in place. The sites and equipment, if damaged, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the Iranian people and then the national cohesion that they targeted, but were unable to shatter. The nation of Iran have become more resilient, more cohesive, and more supportive of the government and the state in the face of this assault."
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