The UK and France are preparing to lead a multinational mission to clear naval mines from the Strait of Hormuz, according to alarabiya. Another account, reported by bluesky, states the mission will occur once a stable ceasefire or peace deal allows it. Accounts differ on whether the mission will begin within days of a US-Iran agreement or require broader peace conditions. The EU may expand its existing Red Sea naval mission, Operation Aspides, to the Strait of Hormuz, taking the lead role in mine-clearing operations, according to gdelt. That proposal would see Aspides complement efforts by a French-British coalition. Operation Aspides already operates in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the north-west Indian Ocean, escorting commercial vessels and helping to protect shipping from attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants. Any expansion of Operation Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz would require unanimous backing from all 27 EU member states. Iran has mined large sections of the Strait of Hormuz, according to alarabiya. US forces have gotten most of the Iranian sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to alarabiya. Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is suspended due to tensions between the US and Iran.