The Strait of Hormuz is between Oman and Iran, which boasts a fleet of fast-attack boats and thousands of naval mines as well ...

Among the many concerns surrounding the ongoing conflict involving Israel, Iran and the United States is the state of the ...

The United States bombed Iran’s three main nuclear sites in a major escalation of this month’s conflict in the Middle East.

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

Just 24 miles wide at its narrowest point, the Strait of Hormuz is a crucial waterway through which millions of barrels of ...

Blocking the waterway in response to US attacks would harm Gulf neighbours, China and Tehran itself, analysts say ...

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 is the world's most critical and dangerous maritime chokepoint, essential for global energy supplies and fraught with geopolitical tensions.

Iran's parliament was reported to have backed a move to close the strait late on Sunday, threatening around a fifth of all ...

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

Iran's parliament reportedly pushed the nation on Sunday to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for oil and gas, but ...

Iran has been warned that shutting a major oil “choke point” in the Middle East in retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear ...