The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil chokepoint in terms of the large volumes of crude ...

After President Donald Trump authorized a military strike at three of Iran's nuclear sites, Americans have many questions.

Oil prices have slumped. A barrel of U.S. crude fell 6% to around $64, and Brent Crude, the international standard, had a similar drop.

A longtime friend of Tehran, Beijing jumped into verbal action when Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago. It condemned ...

China is closely watching whether Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire. Beijing gets much of its crude oil imports from ...

I ran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, in what would serve as another act of retaliation, after the U.S. launched strikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities over the ...

China has been diversifying its sources for oil imports well before the current Middle East tensions.

The potential closure of the strait raises a difficult question for Indo-Pacific policymakers: how can states shield ...

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

Both sides agreed in Geneva last month to a 90-day suspension of most of the 100%-plus tariffs they had imposed on each other in an escalating trade war that had sparked fears of recession.

Each time China holds military drills around Taiwan, the EU and the G7 reiterate their commitment to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and express opposition to coercive actions. These ...

Hooroo, China! Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is evidently making good on an election campaign pledge to reclaim the Port of Darwin, a harbor in Australia’s Northern Territory, from ...