Iran has reaffirmed its commitment to keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure for energy and trade shipments, including ...

Iran has many ways to block or severely disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz – including mines, drones, missiles and a ...

The Iranian parliament backed a move to close a major oil and gas route, after American airstrikes on its nuclear sites.

Iran has struck back, but the Strait of Hormuz remains open. Why hasn't Tehran carried out its threat?China and Iran's ...

As U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities drive fears of retaliation, it remains to be seen whether Iran will try to ...

With a ceasefire in place between Israel and Iran, U.S. Central Command is watching the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow ...

Iran controls the Northern side of the Strait of Hormuz, a passage which sees significant global trade pass through daily. If ...

Iran's threat to block the world's most vital oil transit point has raised fears of major global economic consequences.

Iran has never blocked the Strait, amid any war or conflict. What could finally push it to this? What makes blocking the ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's ...

The Strait is one of most strategically located “choke points”, through which a fourth of the oil for global consumption and ...

When Iran targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s, the U.S. Navy escorted ships through the strait. This June, even without a formal closure, some oil tankers and supertankers — which can ...