The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most strategically vital waterways in the world, linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. This narrow passage handles nearly a third of ...

In this photo released Wednesday, Aug. 2 ... The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action ...

US Navy Photo U.S. 5th Fleet, along with other allies in the Middle East, will increase the number of ships and aircraft patrolling the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran’s recent seizures of ...

THE STRAIT of Hormuz between Iran and Oman is a major artery for oil circulation, targeted by Iran in the event of war. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Iran and the United Arab Emirates both ...

7 (UPI) --The United States is accusing Iran of harassing its Navy ships as they transited the Strait of Hormuz earlier this ... May 23 (UPI) -- Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, whose ...

Iran's armed forces have warned that they could shut down the Strait of Hormuz if ordered by top officials, a move that would disrupt global oil trade. The warning came as tens of thousands of ...

Analysts and market observers say the conflict could prompt the United States to tighten sanctions on Iran, which may spur Tehran to take retaliatory action against ships in the Strait in Hormuz.

“Unsafe and unprofessional” behavior from IRGC patrol boats towards U.S. Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz is a relatively ... (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class ...

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, is rarely far from the center of global tensions. A major shipping route that handles almost 30% of the world’s oil ...

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 ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action ...