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

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

A functioning Strait of Hormuz is “absolutely essential” to the health of the global economy, he said. “Following America’s attack on the Fordow nuclear installation, it is now our turn,” warned ...

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

Iran could still shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial shipping corridor between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, ...

Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari revealed that the possibility of closing the critical Strait of Hormuz is still under review, ...

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 ...

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.

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Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been broadcasting unusual messages concerning nationality in a bid to avoid being ...

Iran has seized a foreign tanker accused of smuggling two million litres of fuel through the Gulf of Oman, a regional justice ...

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 ...