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

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

More than one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through this strategic ... vessels to mitigate the risk of Iranian threats to the free flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz. Amid concerns ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

located in the Strait of Hormuz at the junction of the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. One of the videos of the rare sight that garnered over a million likes on Instagram showed tourists watching ...

took place in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all crude oil traded worldwide passes. The area around the strait ...

From ancient conquests of land, agricultural products, and trade routes to modern geopolitical struggles for natural gas, oil, and minerals, the control over resources has shaped global politics and ...

The islands, he noted, dominate the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint for 30% of global seaborne oil trade—and serve as “Iran’s point of dominance over the Persian Gulf’s entrance and exit routes.” ...