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

As U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities drive fears of retaliation, it remains to be seen whether Iran will try to ...

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

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 ...

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, so any disruption would hit the energy markets hard.

If things were to re-escalate, the Iranian regime could take a worst-case, most damaging counter-measure by blockading the ...

Iran last disrupted traffic in the Persian Gulf in April last year when it seized an Israel-linked container ship near the ...

Iran controls the Northern side of the Strait of Hormuz, a passage which sees significant global trade pass through daily. If ...

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

With a ceasefire in place between Israel and Iran, U.S. Central Command is watching the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow ...

Despite fears about how oil shipments could be affected if Iran targets tanker traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz, ...

US stocks end up as oil prices fall on Iran's limted response to US attacks and Strait of Hormuz stays open. Another Fed ...