Afghanistan, June 15 -- A draft memorandum of understanding reportedly agreed between the United States and Iran includes provisions for a permanent ceasefire, sanctions relief, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and fresh negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme, according to details published by Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency.

The reported 14-point framework emerged after U.S. President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Washington and Tehran had reached a preliminary agreement aimed at ending months of conflict and reducing tensions across the Middle East.

According to Mehr, the draft memorandum calls for a permanent ceasefire on all fronts, including Lebanon, a U.S. commitment not to in...