US intelligence officials assess that Rezaei maintains regular contact with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The two are believed to have spoken in recent days, after the American letter arrived.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Friday that two oil tankers were involved in an incident and stopped in waters south of the Strait of Hormuz.
The explosions over the water may have been warning shots fired at ships violating international agreements in the Strait of Hormuz, IRNA added, citing unofficial sources.
There was no immediate comment from the Houthis.
The operation, which was announced August 24, aims to cut Tehran's funding for the war, missile construction, cyberattacks, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
According to UKTMO, the vessel was approached by a smaller ship that attached the explosives to the hull above the waterline. The subsequent blasts resulted in a fire in the vessel's engine room.
Israel has not ruled out the possibility of reaching a peace agreement with Lebanon once the security threat posed by Hezbollah has been removed.
According to one regional source who spoke with the Post, during the meetings, the Saudis conveyed a request to Iran that Tehran refrain from targeting key Saudi oil and gas facilities.
Yemen's Houthis claimed attacks on three Saudi oil facilities and two international airports. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the reported strikes.
Vance has reportedly reached out to Iran to revive peace negotiations, although Trump dismissed the reports, saying the communication regarded medical equipment.
Marhabi was arrested in March 2016 for helping a Jewish family and an 800-year-old Torah leave Yemen. In March 2018, he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
