Hormuz akin to ‘atomic bomb’ – Iranian supreme leader’s adviser

Tehran and Washington continue “sporadic” exchanges of fire as they vie for control of the strategic waterway

The US military has attacked two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as Washington presses ahead with its “freedom of navigation” blockade, while Tehran has compared control of the Strait of Hormuz to possessing an “atomic bomb.”

US Central Command said on Friday that American forces had struck two “unladen” Iranian tankers...