Iran’s leaders can be difficult to read, but closing the Strait will not benefit them, and will likely hurt them in the long run.

Given ample supplies and low demand, the market looks for real impact on supplies for cues rather than offer knee-jerk ...

On Monday, oil prices tumbled more than 7 percent after Iran launched a limited missile strike that did not disrupt global ...

Iran makes threats, but it will not act. It will not mine the Strait of Hormuz or block it by bombing passing ships. This ...

Americans could see modest increases in the prices they pay at the pump in the wake of increasing conflict with Iran, ...

China, heavily dependent on Middle East oil, has tried to cast itself as a peacemaker. But in the Israel-Iran war, Washington ...

Trump uses an expletive as he criticises Israel and Iran after both sides accuse each other of breaking the ceasefire.

As Washington deepens its military involvement in the Middle East, China is watching closely for both economic fallout and new diplomatic leverage.

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow 31-mile-wide channel between Iran and Oman, is responsible for the transit of nearly 20 ...

Europe is most at risk. It could lose 30 bcm of LNG, says OIES, leading to another sharp jump in prices, to $29 per mmbtu, and higher in central and eastern Europe. “Clearly, another price shock ...

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"Even taking into account that earlier, Trump emphasized his unwillingness to include Russia in the mediating group on Iran, Moscow can pacify Tehran and hold it back from excessive strikes on US ...