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

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

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 ...

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

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

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, so any disruption would hit the energy markets hard.

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil chokepoint due to the large volumes of crude that ...

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

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

Amidst US-Iran tensions and potential Strait of Hormuz closure, India, importing 2 million bpd through it, feels secure.