Approximately 200 Greek-owned ships are currently operating in the broader region of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman ...

Major global airlines extended flight cancellations to the Persian Gulf, disrupting air traffic to critical hubs such as ...

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.

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

The Persian Gulf is on edge as Iran fires missiles at a US air base in Qatar. Airspace over Qatar and the UAE were shut down. Some see this as a one-off response from Iran. Bloomberg's Joumanna ...

The Strait of Hormuz is between Oman and Iran, which boasts a fleet of fast-attack boats and thousands of naval mines as well ...

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

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Qatar, UAE, and Kuwait close airspace due to Tehran's attack, Emirates reroutes flights, Qatar Airways resumes operations.

A prominent adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has already called for the closure of the Strait. A ...

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 ...

The world’s largest shipping trade group, Bimco, says several operators have begun halting transits through the narrow waterway.