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

Iran has long asserted that it can shut down the Strait of Hormuz. While the strait can't be "closed" in the traditional sense - like shutting a road - Iran could attempt to make the waterway too ...

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 Iranian parliament backed a move to close a major oil and gas route, after American airstrikes on its nuclear sites.

When Iran targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s, the U.S. Navy escorted ships through the strait. This June, even without a formal closure, some oil tankers and supertankers — which can ...

The Middle East crisis continues to escalate and a decision to close the strait of Hormuz is a dangerous moment.

U.S. energy independence helps shield American economy from Iran's threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of ...

Closing the Strait of Hormuz would send oil prices massively higher — at least at first. If Iran blocked the strait, oil prices could shoot as high as $120-$130 per barrel, at least temporarily ...

Oil prices are tumbling on news of an Israel-Iran cease-fire agreement. Oil prices were already falling after Iran launched strikes on a US airbase in Qatar. Markets saw Iran's strikes as a ...

It appears that Iran was not very close to trying to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s what Edward L. Morse ...

Iranian media are calling for restrictions on German shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after Berlin praised Israeli strikes on ...

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