Tehran is willing to restart nuclear discussions with the United States provided that it is handled with "respect" and "honor", Tehran's foreign minister has stated.
Abbas Araghchi declared solely negotiations was effective, and revealed recent overtures had been made by intermediaries to resume discussions with the Trump administration. He claimed Iran had zero unreported enrichment locations, and Tehran could not yet permit the global atomic watchdog to inspect struck enrichment centers for protective measures.
Araghchi is walking a complex course since Iran aims to avoid appear to be acting from a stance of vulnerability, and he insisted repeatedly that Iran had come out more resilient militarily and mentally from the coordinated strike on its atomic facilities in June.
He was addressing 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 key factor of the deadlock in the prior discussions.
The previous five rounds of negotiations between the US and Iran were concluded unexpectedly and acrimonious conclusion on 12 June when Israel, with American backing, struck Iranian nuclear sites in a two-week conflict that ended with the American leader asserting the locations had been destroyed. Afterward, European countries exercised their authority to reinstate international penalties, but Iran insists they have not had a major impact.
Iran's diplomats said they felt they had achieved a "ideal resolution" to the enrichment issue in earlier negotiations, when it was agreed an local partnership with Washington's engagement could process nuclear material. The two nations would have been able to claim victory since local refinement would have continued and the US could be certain that Iran's atomic project was exclusively peaceful.
It had not been decided in the discussions that US nuclear scientists could work within Iranian territory, but that was a logical implication of the partnership suggestion. Officials stated on multiple occasions they had achieved a deal with Trump's special envoy the American negotiator only for the deal to fall apart due to "detractors in America".
Tehran representatives said the consortium offer was now off the table, but it seems quite possible the proposal could be revived in various formats if talks resume.
The US president in recent days stated he had been receiving messages that Iran desired to restart talks, but privately Tehran representatives claim they are not yet getting clear proposals from America either explicitly or from significant local go-betweens, such as Qatar, the Egyptian leadership, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The Iran's state department has been criticized of inactivity in the wake of Trump's direct instinctive approach, but Iran says negotiations is not part of a show.
In his speech to the forum, intended to depict the US as a controlling nation that misuses the concept of international law, Araghchi said the 12-day war revealed the dispute could not be resolved by military means. He asserted the assaults started with a Washington's ultimatum for an complete Tehran capitulation and ended with an absolute demand for a ceasefire.
Iran is convinced the initial Israeli attacks were executed with full US knowledge and cooperation, making faith challenging to restore.
The foreign minister stated: "It was not Iran that had fled diplomacy; it was the United States and the European states that had always tried to enforce their will during the talks. Negotiations can still be viable and continues the ultimate answer to settle disputes, but its criteria, regulations and tenets must be adhered to."
"Provided that they talk to the nation of Iran with the tone of respect and respect, they will obtain a answer in the equivalent approach."
In what is portrayed by Iran's diplomats as the conflict of restoration and reconstruction, Araghchi stated he was certain Iran's defence capabilities "are considerably enhanced than before 13 or 14 June of this year. Every aspect of our defense have been rebuilt. We learned multiple understandings from this engagement; we have discovered our own weaknesses and the vulnerabilities of the opponent."
He stated: "We managed to survive this war. Our nuclear technology, which they planned to obliterate, stays intact. The installations and equipment, if eliminated, will be reconstructed; what is important is the will of the nation of Iran and then the unity of the country that they sought to undermine, but were unable to break. The citizens of Tehran have grown more resilient, more integrated, and more backing of the leadership and the nation in the aftermath of this attack."