Iran’s parliament voted last Sunday to close the Strait of Hormuz, a critical choke point for oil and natural gas located between Oman and Iran, connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and ...

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint due to the large volumes of crude that ...

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

Faced with the prospect of continuing Israeli airstrikes and further American involvement, Iran’s parliament has reportedly approved plans to close the strait of Hormuz. This is potentially a very ...

Your editorial “Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Gambit” (June 23) rightly notes the waterway’s importance. Much of the global economy depends on the 20% of the world’s oil supply that travels through the ...

The loading of the mines - which have not been deployed in the strait - suggests that Tehran may have been serious about closing one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. The Iranian military loaded ...