Just 20 miles wide at its narrowest, yet responsible for one-fifth of the world’s daily oil supply the Strait of Hormuz is ...

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

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, explains the serious global consequences of Iran potentially ...

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

Tehran said it may shut the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime trade route, in retaliation for recent attacks on its nuclear facilities. How come it has not gone through with the blockade?

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

For a few days, the world held its breath. It seems the conflict between Israel, the US and Iran is not going to escalate any ...

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

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 ...

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