Wall Street Journal: America attacked Iran's Kashm tonight The Wall Street Journal quoted American officials and claimed: The United States attacked Iran's Kashm Island on Monday. This media claimed, citing Americans: The United States has been carrying out small-scale attacks against Iran for several weeks. The Wall Street Journal, quoting American officials, claimed: The American attacks are defensive and are being carried out in order to prevent Iran from attacking commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The Wall Street Journal quoted an American official and claimed: The American government is constantly dealing with threats to state forces in the region.