US Central Command conducted "self-defense" strikes Monday May 25 in southern Iran near Bandar Abbas, hitting Iranian boats attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz and missile launch sites, in response to Iranian attacks on US Navy destroyers that had transited the strait. CENTCOM said it was "using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire" and there was no announced change to the April 8 truce - a kinetic re-engagement that reaffirms both the energy premium and the multi-year defense procurement tail.