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

The Iranian parliament backed a move to close a major oil and gas route, after American airstrikes on its nuclear sites.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, citing fuel smuggling, ...

That means that about 15% of global crude oil supply and 20% of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, passes through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Morgan Stanley analysis released on Tuesday.

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

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

The Strait of Hormuz is between Oman and Iran, ... If Iran blocked the strait, oil prices could shoot as high as $120-$130 per barrel, at least temporarily, said Homayoun Falakshahi, ...

Iran has proposed closing the Strait of Hormuz after US strikes, threatening to disrupt global oil flows and raise prices amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict ...

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 ...

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.