The US attacks the Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz In recent weeks, the United States has been "secretly" carrying out "small" attacks on Iran, the Wall Street Journal reports. In particular, the Iranian island of Kesham was attacked. American officials said the attack was "defensive". On the evening of November 2, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired a missile from Kashem Island at a US warplane over the Strait of Hormuz. The United States then struck the island "in self-defense" and destroyed the Iranian launcher, Axios writes.