US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday the UK had agreed to drop its mandate for iPhone maker Apple to provide a "backdoor" that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens, Reuters reported.

Gabbard issued the statement on X, opens new tab, saying she had worked for months with Britain, along with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance to arrive at a deal.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was in Washington on Monday along with other European leaders to meet Trump and discuss Russia's war in Ukraine.

The UK government and Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Gabbard's statement, according to Reuters.