Several social media users cited photos to claim that three ships were on fire in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz ...

Iran is now considering closing the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing war with Israel. This crucial waterway sees a fifth of global oil shipments. Closure could disrupt the world economy and raise oil ...

Iran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz on several occasions over the years, including in January 2012 in ...

As military hostilities keep worsening between Iran and Israel, Tehran is threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic waterway is the ‘world’s most important oil transit chokepoint’ — rou ...

Tensions between Israel and Iran have raised fears of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global oil and ...

Israel's air strikes on Iran are unlikely to cause a major disruption to oil supply, and market analysts believe a full-scale ...

The number of container vessels slowing down at the Strait of Hormuz is more than three times the normal level, said Ami ...

Market watchers believe a full-scale disruption of global oil flows by closing the waterway is unlikely, and might even be physically impossible.

Israel’s strikes against Iran have threatened to ignite a regional conflict that disrupts oil supplies across the Middle East ...

The closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz was being seriously reviewed by Iran, IRINN reported, citing statements by Esmail Kosari, a member of the parliament’s security commission.

As Israel escalates strikes on Iranian targets, Tehran is weighing a dramatic response: withdrawing from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and possibly closing the Strait of Hormuz -- moves that ...