The vote took place Sunday after the U.S. on Saturday evening hit three Iranian nuclear sites and significantly damaged the ...

Oil prices are expected to rise further following Iran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to America’s surprise bombing early Sunday of three Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran’s ...

One way Iran could retaliate is to shut the Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade route where one-fifth of the world’s oil supply – roughly 20 million barrels – and much of its liquified gas, is ...

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

Iran's state media is reporting that its parliament has voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy transportation waterway, citing a senior Iranian lawmaker. The repor ...

Iran is set to close a major oil shipping route in retaliation for “devastating” US strikes on three of its nuclear sites.. Tehran’s lawmakers voted to cut off the Strait of Hormuz, a trade ...

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 ...

Iran has warned that it could shut the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical oil transit chokepoints, in retaliation for U.S. involvement in its conflict with Israel. "If the United ...

The strait of Hormuz is 70 km large between Iran and Oman, ... If Iran wants to shut down the strait, and I hope they dont, they will do it with drones. Reply. Like. BigbeeUS. 15 Jun. 2025.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

One way Iran could retaliate is to shut the Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade route where one-fifth of the world’s oil supply – roughly 20 million barrels – and much of its liquified gas, is ...

A Newsweek map shows the Strait of Hormuz—just 21 miles at its narrowest point—which Iran has threatened to blockade if U.S. forces intervene in its ongoing conflict with Israel.