Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, a major high-level meeting is set to take place at the White House under the leadership of former US President Donald Trump. The meeting is being viewed as extremely significant from both national security and foreign policy perspectives as Washington closely monitors the rapidly evolving situation involving Iran and regional stability.

Iran's state TV said Tehran had obtained a draft of an initial, unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding with the United States on ending their conflict.

Under the framework, Iran would restore ​commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to ​pre-war levels within a month, while the United ⁠States would withdraw military forces from Iran's vicinit...