CENTCOM strikes Qeshm Island after the first memorandum violation

U.S. Central Command conducted retaliatory strikes on Iranian military targets including Qeshm Island, hitting missile and drone infrastructure and coastal radar sites.

Why this matters. It set the tit-for-tat pattern that governed the rest of the 60-day window: an attack on shipping, a contained American strike, then a pause holding only until the next vessel was hit.