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

Iran’s parliament has reportedly approved a plan to close the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow but vital waterway through which about 20% of global oil and gas flows.The move, seen as potential ...

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 ...

The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in ...

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 ...

What is the Strait of Hormuz? The Strait of Hormuz lies between Oman and the United Arab Emirates on one side and Iran on the other. It links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian ...

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.

The strait, which lies in Iran’s territorial waters, sees around one-fifth of global oil supplies and a third of liquefied natural gas pass through it.

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.

What To Know Iran has long held that it can shut down the Strait of Hormuz, which it has held onto as a last resort for escalation. "Closing" the Strait would mean making it impossible to navigate ...