🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — One U.S. official tells CNN that the U.S. strike against Qeshm Island was in response to Iran launching a surface-to-air missile at a U.S. fighter jet. A source familiar with the matter says the strikes were kept secret to not overstate the matter. A note that, much like the sporadic American strikes against Iran over the past few weeks, Iranian air defense operations against U.S. military aviation is not irregular. Iran has continued to carry out interceptions against American UAVs operating in the Strait of Hormuz area, and the last round of airstrikes against Qeshm Island a few days ago was likewise conducted in response to surface-to-air missile launches towards a fighter jet.