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

Iran could still shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial shipping corridor between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, ...

Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane handling 20% of global petroleum demand, in response to ...

It appears that Iran was not very close to trying to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s what Edward L. Morse ...

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While there have been no major disruptions to the global oil supply so far, the attacks on Iran — by Israel and then the US — have rattled investors, sending oil futures soaring by around 10% since ...

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 Iranian military reportedly loaded mines onto vessels in the Middle East Gulf, a move suggesting it was seriously considering closing the Strait of Hormuz during the rise in tensions with the US ...

Iran has long asserted that it can shut down the Strait of Hormuz. While the strait can't be "closed" in the traditional sense - like shutting a road - Iran could attempt to make the waterway too ...

Iran's parliament reportedly pushed the nation on Sunday to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for oil and gas, but ...

As tensions rise in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly 40% of India’s crude oil flows, is once again a flashpoint.

I ran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, in what would serve as another act of retaliation, after the U.S. launched strikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. While ...