The United States has not found any mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report citing an American official. The Associated Press said that US forces neither detected nor destroyed any mines, and no ship damage incidents were recorded in the area. The report also mentioned British sailors preparing for a mine-clearing operation in the strategic waterway.

Separately, Reuters reported that Iran has agreed in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A senior US administrative official said Washington learned that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei approved the general framework of a proposed agreement. The information was attributed to Middle East Eye.

The developments suggest a potential easing of tensions in one of the world’s most critical maritime routes, though no timeline or detailed terms of the reopening were disclosed in the reports.