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

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

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

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

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been broadcasting unusual messages concerning nationality in a bid to avoid being ...

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 ...

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

Iran loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, intensifying concerns in Washington that Tehran was ...

While there have been no major disruptions to the global oil supply so far, the attacks on Iran — by Israel and then the US — have rattled investors, sending oil futures soaring by around 10% since ...

As U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities drive fears of retaliation, it remains to be seen whether Iran will try to block oil trade via the Strait of Hormuz.

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