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

US intelligence said to have detected sea mines loaded onto naval vessels, though move may have been ruse to ramp up pressure ...

Following Iranian strikes on the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base and Tuesday's shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the future of the conflict remains unclear.

Iran is considering sealing the strategic Strait of Hormuz a month after a war with Israel and the U.S. Iranian MP Esmail ...

The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in ...

Iranian lawmaker says Tehran considering closing waterway, described as ‘world’s most important oil transit chokepoint’.

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 ...

The recent disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has come to haunt Kenya as fuel prices now increase by Sh 8.99 for petrol, ...

The possibility of Iran closing the waterway, through which about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments pass, was speculated upon during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran last month.

As the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, speculation is rising about whether the Iranians will close the Strait of Hormuz, which is critical to the world’s oil production.. The ...

I t's a narrow channel between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, with Iran on one side and Oman on the other, where around 15% of the global oil supply passes through. It's the Strait of ...