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 ...

The possibility of Iran closing the waterway, through which about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments pass, was ...

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

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

Impeding the strait would likely bring a massive spike in oil prices that would flow through to U.S. consumers.

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 ...

In May 2019, four vessels - including two Saudi oil tankers - were attacked off the UAE coast, outside the Strait of Hormuz. Three vessels, two in 2023 and one in 2024, were seized by Iran near or ...

Iran's threat to block the world's most vital oil transit point has raised fears of major global economic consequences.

Israel’s military strikes against Iran are raising concerns that Tehran could retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz, potentially disrupting oil and gas supplies and unleashing a fresh wave ...

The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in Washington that Tehran was gearing up to blockade the Strait of Hormuz ...

WASHINGTON — The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in Washington that Tehran was gearing up to blockade the Strait of ...