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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — With missile batteries, fleets of attack boats and stocks of naval mines, Iran can disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz but probably cannot completely shut down the world's ...

Alireza Tangsiri, said that Iran had full control of both the Persian Gulf itself and the Strait of Hormuz that leads into it, Reuters reported. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded Monday ...

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

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps seized an Israeli-linked container ship near the Strait of Hormuz in the latest escalation of the simmering standoff between the two countries. An unverified ...