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 ...

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, handles around 26% of the world’s oil trade and is ...

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

Navigation signals from more than 900 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf went awry over the weekend, creating confusion in the shipping chokepoint as the fighting between Iran and ...

This spike came after Israel struck Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, raising fears of further retaliation and supply ...

Iranian lawmaker says Tehran considering closing waterway, described as ‘world’s most important oil transit chokepoint’.

Iran is reportedly considering closing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil chokepoint, as tensions with Israel ...

India is a net importer of crude oil, with over 40 percent of its supplies sourced from Middle East nations such as Iraq, ...

The state-run Press TV quoted Iranian parliamentarian Esmaeil Kowsari as saying Tehran is weighing the move, which could have ...

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Monday it had received multiple reports of increasing electronic interference in the waters of the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. It added ...

Around one-third of global oil, 20% of LNG trade pass through Strait of Hormuz, making its potential closure due to possible ...

Even if Iran does not close the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israel's attacks, much of the maritime shipping industry may ...