Here’s what to know about the Strait of Hormuz, its grave importance, and what stands to happen if the passage is disrupted ...

The U.S. launched military attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Iran now says they plan to close Hormuz Strait. How will ...

Iran’s leaders can be difficult to read, but closing the Strait will not benefit them, and will likely hurt them in the long run.

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could try to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most ...

Oil also powers less of the US economy these days. In 1975, petroleum accounted for 47% of the energy consumed in the United ...

Iran has spent decades building multi-tiered military capabilities at home and across the region that were at least partly ...

Economic fallout from the weekend strike by U.S. forces on Iranian nuclear facilities has been muted so far, but the opening ...

The impacts an emerging Middle East conflict could have on the domestic energy market are increasingly uncertain, as the ...

President Donald Trump urged stepped-up production as the White House sharpened its warnings to Iran against closing the ...

When Iran targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s, the U.S. Navy escorted ships through the strait. This June, even without a formal closure, some oil tankers and supertankers — which can ...

Will Iran take the gamble? Closing the Strait of Hormuz would cause a brief but huge disruption for the world’s energy ...

Iran has already responded with an attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar. Other attacks are possible, but Iran may not wish ...