US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's ...

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not ...

The Iranian parliament approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which around 20 per cent of global oil and ...

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

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

The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the most important energy corridors in the world. It is the only sea route from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, it serves as the primary maritime route for oil ...

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

Rising tensions in the Middle East have reignited fears that Iran could blockade the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping route. A closure could send shockwaves through global energy markets, ...

Iran controls the Northern side of the Strait of Hormuz, a passage which sees significant global trade pass through daily. If ...

Analysts have said Iran may opt to retaliate to Washington's early Sunday attack by shutting the Strait, a waterway through ...

Strait of Hormuz to be closed? The US has reached out to China to dissuade Iran to not shut the strait, calling it "economic ...

Around 84 per cent of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz is destined for Asia, leaving the economies of China, India, ...