The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic waterway for seaborne oil that has long been used by Iran as a geopolitical bargaining ...

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

Iran has in the past threatened to close the strait but has never followed through on the move, which would restrict trade ...

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

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

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 ...

The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the most important energy corridors in the world. It is the only sea route from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, it serves as the primary maritime route for oil ...

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

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the ...

If things were to re-escalate, the Iranian regime could take a worst-case, most damaging counter-measure by blockading the ...

Iran's parliament was reported to have backed a move to close the strait late on Sunday, threatening around a fifth of all ...

Iran last disrupted traffic in the Persian Gulf in April last year when it seized an Israel-linked container ship near the ...