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 ...

Following Iranian strikes on the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base and Tuesday's shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the future of the conflict remains unclear.

Iran's parliament approved a measure the day after U.S. airstrikes hit three of its nuclear facilities, endorsing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, making it a possible option for retaliation ...

Why It Matters: As tensions continue to flare in the region, markets are watching closely after Iran’s parliament voted to authorize a potential closure of the Hormuz Strait on Sunday.

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

Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a passage for roughly 20% of the world’s petroleum. Many view the scenario as a scorched-earth tactic and distant possibility.

DUBAI (Reuters) -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 ...

The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in Washington that Tehran was gearing up to blockade the Strait of Hormuz ...

Iran threatened to activate terror sleeper cells inside the United States if the country attacked, reports suggest. Sources told NBC News that Iran sent a communiqué to Donald Trump in the days before ...

It appears that Iran was not very close to trying to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s what Edward L. Morse, Senior Advisor and Commodities Strategist at Hartree Partners LP, and ...

The Iranian government is mulling retaliatory actions, including the potential closure of the ... also transited the Strait of Hormuz in 2024, primarily from Qatar." MAJOR OIL PRICE SHOCK LOOMING AS ...