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The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in ...
The stretch of water borders the coastline of several Middle East countries, including Iran, and is vital for the global oil ...
Pentagon officials are trying to prepare for all of the ways Iran could retaliate, as President Trump hints at what he might ...
It appears that Iran was not very close to trying to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s what Edward L. Morse ...
The Iranian parliament backed a move to close a major oil and gas route, after American airstrikes on its nuclear sites.
Iran has long asserted that it can shut down the Strait of Hormuz. While the strait can't be "closed" in the traditional ...
Iran could shut the Strait of Hormuz as a way of hitting back against its enemies, a senior lawmaker said on Thursday, though a second member of parliament said this would only happen if Tehran's ...
A narrow passage of water called the Strait of Hormuz is the primary route for Middle Eastern countries shipping oil and petroleum products from the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world. Iran has ...
As U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities drive fears of retaliation, it remains to be seen whether Iran will try to block oil trade via the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane handling 20% of global petroleum demand, in response to ...
Iran loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, intensifying concerns in Washington that Tehran was preparing to close the Strait of Hormuz after Israel's strikes on Iran ...