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

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

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 ...

Just 20 miles wide at its narrowest, yet responsible for one-fifth of the world’s daily oil supply the Strait of Hormuz is the ultimate paradox of global energy security.” Iran’s recent parliamentary ...

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 ...

Iran may close the vital maritime route, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil supply is shipped every day.

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.

Israel's air strikes on Iran are unlikely to cause a major disruption to oil supply, and market analysts believe a full-scale shutoff of oil flows by closing the Strait of Hormuz is unlikely ...

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.

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.

Iran retains the naval assets and other capabilities it would need to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could pin any U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf, American military officials say.

Can Iran really shut down the Strait of Hormuz? Iran can decide to close the vital maritime trade route, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil supply is shipped every day.