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

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

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, so any disruption would hit the energy markets hard.

The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in ...

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 ...

Saudi Arabia is the largest oil exporter that relies on the Strait and accounts for nearly 40% of the oil exports that pass ...

The Strait of Hormuz may look very different from the Dardanelles on a map, but from a strategic and operational standpoint, they rhyme in ways that demand attention. The British failure at the ...

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

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

When asked to comment on reports that a growing number of foreign vessels have recently flown the Chinese national flag while ...

The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in ...