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

A blockade of the strait, through which one-fifth of global oil consumption passes, would have a catastrophic impact on the ...

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

Iran ’s top security body must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian TV said on Sunday, ...

Iran may close the vital maritime route, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil supply is shipped every day.

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

While there have been no major disruptions to the global oil supply so far, the attacks on Iran — by Israel and then the US — ...

Iran ceasefire, security issues for shipowners in the Strait of Hormuz are ongoing. A tanker CEO tells CNBC that GPS jamming ...

Iranian officials have threatened to mine the waterway, which is a key shipping route for oil and gas. One way that Iran ...

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

Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, in what would serve as another act of retaliation after the U.S. launched ...

The United States bombed Iran’s three main nuclear sites in a major escalation of this month’s conflict in the Middle East.