Thirty percent of the world's seaborne oil shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East. But it's often a flashpoint for both regional and global powers.

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, is rarely far from the center of global tensions. A ...

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise, a series of incidents has put a strategic maritime waterway back into the spotlight: The Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s John Simons explains. Photo ...

Moreover, Iran could completely shut down the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off 30 percent of the global oil supply, devastating the global economy. All of this makes the Strait of Hormuz the most ...

A new oil pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz and was opened in July last year is still operating at limited capacity, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Most cargoes are ...

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says reinforcements could be sent if dispute with Iran escalates HMS Argyll deployed as part of international flotilla of warships through Strait of Hormuz ...

Iran controls Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa islands near the Strait of Hormuz, a globally vital shipping lane, ...

If hostilities in the Middle East are affecting oil production and transportation, especially in the Persian Gulf, and specifically in the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices may be affected ...

Izvestia: Houthis ready to ratchet up tensions in strategic Strait of Hormuz oil artery The Yemen-based Ansar Allah movement (known as the Houthis) is ruling out a full shutdown of the strategic ...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has deployed missile systems to three hotly contested islands in the Persian ...