Iran last disrupted traffic in the Persian Gulf in April last year when it seized an Israel-linked container ship near the ...

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

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

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could try to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint ...

Follow our live blog for real-time updates on the latest developments in the Israel-Iran conflict.]Iran's top security body must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz, ...

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

The US bombed Iran’s three main nuclear sites in a major escalation of this month’s conflict in the Middle East. Tehran said it will reserve all options to defend itself.

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

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

Hormuz Strait separates Iran from Oman and UAE, connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. Every day, around 20 million barrels of oil transit the Strait ...

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 ...

It is the only route for moving oil from the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world’s oceans. Currently, the waters are controlled by Iran, the UAE and Oman.