04:38⇢US Defensive Strike on Qeshm Island
⌨Coverage shifts from coalition maneuvering to reports of a U.S. strike on Qeshm Island in Iran (JPost, Times, Ynet, N12, Kan, Israel Hayom, Makor Rishon, INN). Outlets, citing U.S. officials and the Wall Street Journal, describe it as defensive retaliation for anti-aircraft fire, part of weeks of unacknowledged operations, with Washington preserving ambiguity amid talks while Iran claims it downed drones.