Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, both Iran and Oman made several ... Oman has ratified the convention). Strait of Hormuz, Abu Musa and the Tunbs political map. The Strait is the only sea passage ...

Iran has made several threats to disrupt the transport of oil through the shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Trump to order more military assets to the region. It is in the ...

But has President Donald Trump really thought through what would happen to the economic health of the world if Iran retaliates, shutting the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s ...

The seizure of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the latest example of how tensions between the U.S. and Iran have spilled into one of ...

The expeditionary sea base Lewis B. Puller transited the Strait of Hormuz on Dec. 18. (Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot/Marine Corps) Soaring tensions between Iran and the United States have reignited fears ...

Mystery still surrounds Iran’s surprise naval exercises in the strategic Strait of Hormuz this week, but no one here is ignoring it. These military maneuvers are normally later in the year and ...

Such attacks could spark retaliation from Tehran, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz a potential target. The waterway ...

Forough Alaei’s stunning photographs of a community of fisherwomen on a remote island in the Persian Gulf.

Why is the Strait of Hormuz so important? A narrow strip of water separating Iran from Oman, the strait is the major maritime link between the oil-rich Persian Gulf region and the rest of the world.

Iran seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second-such capture by Tehran in recent days, the U.S. Navy said. (U.S. Navy via AP) (Uncredited) DUBAI – Iran's ...

The Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most sensitive oil-transportation choke point, remains in focus, after two tankers were attacked and damaged off the coast of Iran on Thursday. U.S. Secretary ...