The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could try to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most ...

“Flows through the Strait of Hormuz in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 made up more than one-quarter of total global seaborne oil trade and about one-fifth of global oil and petroleum product ...

A prominent adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has already called for the closure of the Strait. A ...

President Donald Trump is calling for the U.S. and other oil-producing economies to pump more oil as crude prices remain ...

Iran has spent decades building multi-tiered military capabilities at home and across the region that were at least partly ...

Here’s what to know about the Strait of Hormuz, its grave importance, and what stands to happen if the passage is disrupted ...

The Iranian parliament on Sunday approved closure of the Strait of Hormuz, though the final decision will be made by Iran’s ...

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 ...

Will Iran take the gamble? Closing the Strait of Hormuz would cause a brief but huge disruption for the world’s energy ...