A narrow passage of water called the Strait of Hormuz is the primary route for Middle Eastern countries shipping oil and petroleum products from the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world. Iran has ...

Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane handling 20% of global petroleum demand, in response to ...

Two supertankers, each capable of hauling about 2 million barrels of crude, headed through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, having performed U-turns in the past 24 hours, ...

IntroductionThe increase in geopolitical tensions in the Middle East recently resulted in Iran threatening to close the ...

Iran could still shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial shipping corridor between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, ...

If Iran moves to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, oil and gas prices could spike, but analysts see that scenario as unlikely for now.

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 ...

Iran's parliament reportedly pushed the nation on Sunday to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for oil and gas, but ...

Two supertankers, each capable of hauling about 2 million barrels of crude, headed through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, having performed U-turns in the past 24 hours ...

As tensions rise in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly 40% of India’s crude oil flows, is once again a flashpoint.

The U.S. imported only about 7% of its oil from Persian Gulf countries through the strait in 2024, according to the USEIA. That was the lowest level in nearly 40 years. Iran has good reasons not ...

Two supertankers, each capable of hauling about 2 million barrels of crude, headed through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, having performed U-turns in the past 24 hours ...