IntroductionThe increase in geopolitical tensions in the Middle East recently resulted in Iran threatening to close the ...

When US intelligence revealed that Iran had loaded sea mines near the Strait of Hormuz on July 1, it sent an unmistakable ...

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

GasBuddy's Patrick De Haan spoke with Fox News Digital on gas prices and markets opened slightly higher, oil down.

Hardline Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari said any closure of the Strait of Hormuz was still under review but no decision has yet been made, in comments carried by Iran's state media on Monday.

A functioning Strait of Hormuz is “absolutely essential” to the health of ... On Sunday, India’s Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri sought to reassure jittery investors on X ...

Last year, an average of about 20 million barrels per day passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which amounts to roughly 20% of liquid petroleum consumed worldwide, according to the U.S. Energy ...

The stretch of water borders the coastline of several Middle East countries, including Iran, and is vital for the global oil ...

As tensions rise in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly 40% of India’s crude oil flows, is once again a flashpoint.

What is the Strait of Hormuz? Why does it matter? The waterway is the only shipping route that connects the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.

What is the Strait of Hormuz, and why is it so significant? Iran controls the northern side of this waterway critical for oil exports and the global economy ...