Iran is reportedly weighing blocking a key commercial choke point known as the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could ...

Maritime transport is the backbone of global trade, moving over 80 per cent of goods traded worldwide by volume. Several ...

Fears of escalation of the Mideast conflict, a vote by Iran’s Parliament to close the Strait of Hormuz, even talk of nuclear war, set off a massive buying frenzy for ...

Following Iranian strikes on the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base and Tuesday's shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the future of ...

Following the U.S.’s attack on three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, fears grew that the country would disrupt oil trade and cause prices to soar.

The Iranian parliament on Sunday approved closure of the Strait of Hormuz, though the final decision will be made by Iran’s ...

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Iranian lawmakers ...

Iranian officials have threatened to mine the waterway, which is a key shipping route for oil and gas. One way that Iran ...

The narrow Hormuz waterway funnels almost 20 percent of global crude oil, so even a single-day blockade rattles the oil ...

Closing the Strait of Hormuz is on the menu as Iran mulls its response to attacks from Israel and potential intervention from Western powers. Iranian parliament National Security Committee head ...

Oil could spike to $90 if Strait of Hormuz shut, Citigroup says Any disruption to Iranian crude exports could have a smaller price impact than expected, according to Citigroup. The country’s shipments ...

Britain has enraged China by sailing one of its warships through the Taiwan Strait. HMS Spey, a Royal Navy patrol vessel, sailed through the waterway – which flows between China and Taiwan, and ...