For the next 60 days, the 90-mile length of waterway known as the Strait of Hormuz will be the most dangerous place on Earth, with the prospects for an incident occurring which will trigger a ...
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, is rarely far from the center of global tensions. A major shipping route that handles around 26% of the world’s oil trade, ...
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has deployed missile systems to three hotly contested islands in the Persian ...
The Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s John Simons explains. Photo: Getty Images Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's ...