U.S. President Donald Trump will restore his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and drive its oil exports down to zero, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the ...

The Iranian military has the capability to blockade the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, says Iran's naval commander.

Iran has the military capabilities to close the Strait of Hormuz if it wished to do so, but won’t do that for now since the ...

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise, a series of incidents has put a strategic maritime waterway back into the spotlight: The Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s John Simons explains. Photo ...

Children play by the shore at Kumzar Village in Oman, Feb. 19, 2025. Kumzar, a remote fishing village in the Musandam ...

General Ali Reza Tangsiri warned that cruise missiles could "create a hell for the enemy's warships," state TV reported.

Iran is the weakest it has been geopolitically since 2003. Yet it still has capabilities that could threaten U.S. carrier ...

(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and ...

In an era dominated by great power rivalries and complex trans-regional challenges, a unified strategy is essential for maintaining the broader maritime commons ...

In response, Tangsiri said that Iran has the military ability to block the Strait of Hormuz, but that it has not yet done so, because it is still using it. He claimed that the decision to block ...