A man walks past a billboard depicting Iran’s current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on a street in Tehran (AFP)

In the same context, US officials told The Wall Street Journal that Washington and Tehran have recently exchanged several documents containing possible deals and proposals as part of efforts aimed at reaching a new understanding.

Meanwhile, ABC News, citing US officials, reported that the US administration has not yet received Iran’s final response to the proposed draft agreement. At the same time, it confirmed that negotiations are currently being conducted through multiple intermediaries with the aim of ending the war and reaching a settlement.

The United States and Iran are working through mediators on drafting a one-page memorandum of understanding containing 14 clauses that would define the framework for one month of talks aimed at ending the war, according to people familiar with the matter.

Here is what we know so far about the proposal:

• Talks may resume as early as next week in Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Iran has shown openness for the first time to discussing its nuclear program.
• The preliminary document calls on Iran to ease its control over the Strait of Hormuz.
• The United States would ease its blockade on Iranian ports within 30 days of the start of talks.
• The two sides are also discussing the possibility of transferring part of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium abroad.
• Iran still refuses to transfer nuclear materials to the United States, according to an Iranian official.
• The duration of any suspension of uranium enrichment in Iran, or the possibility of removing enriched uranium from the country, remains unresolved.
• Iran’s demand for a permanent role in overseeing the strait has not yet been settled.
• The scale of sanctions relief is still under discussion and could complicate the talks.
• If progress is achieved, the one-month period could be extended by mutual agreement.