Hardline Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari said any closure of the Strait of Hormuz was still under review but no decision has yet been made, in comments carried by Iran's state media on Monday.

Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari revealed that the possibility of closing the critical Strait of Hormuz is still under review, ...

The Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes, is critical to global energy and trade. CNN explores how ...

Europe's dwindling oil and gas reserves limit its ability to buffer global shocks, reinforcing the need for alternatives.

When Iran targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s, the U.S. Navy escorted ships through the strait. This June, even without a formal closure, some oil tankers and supertankers — which can ...

The stretch of water borders the coastline of several Middle East countries, including Iran, and is vital for the global oil ...

US intelligence said to have detected sea mines loaded onto naval vessels, though move may have been ruse to ramp up pressure ...

It appears that Iran was not very close to trying to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s what Edward L. Morse ...

The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf in June. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Iran is ready to mine the Strait of Hormuz, boosting oil prices globally and benefiting Vladimir Putin in the process.

New Rabobank research shows the potential effect of losing this critical shipping channel to the global fertilizer market.

While the Iranian threat has loomed of effectively closing the passage, US intelligence indicated that Iran's naval vessels ...