Market watchers believe a full-scale disruption of global oil flows by closing the waterway is unlikely, and might even be ...

Iran last threatened to close the Strait in April 2024, as it has done on several previous occasions. Shipping was targeted ...

Commercial vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz—the gateway to the Persian Gulf—face a risk of collateral damage and ...

Even if Iran does not close the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israel's attacks, much of the maritime shipping industry may ...

Tehran is seriously considering the possibility of closing the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, which will greatly affect world ...

The speculation follows Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, a sweeping aerial strike on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

As tensions escalate following Israeli strikes on Iran, fears rise that Tehran could choke the Strait of Hormuz, which is ...

Iran is seriously considering closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz after launching missile attacks on Israel, threatening a ...

The state-run Press TV quoted Iranian parliamentarian Esmaeil Kowsari as saying Tehran is weighing the move, which could have ...

Iran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz on several occasions over the years, including in January 2012 in ...

Israel’s military strikes against Iran are raising concerns that Tehran could retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz, ...

Greek and British maritime officials advised merchant ships to avoid the Strait of Hormuz after Israel's strike on Iran’s ...