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The Iranian parliament on Sunday approved closure of the Strait of Hormuz, though the final decision will be made by Iran’s ...
CNN’s Erin Burnett reports from the United Arab Emirates as a ceasefire is set to begin after days of hostilities between ...
Iranian officials have threatened to mine the waterway, which is a key shipping route for oil and gas. One way that Iran ...
The Strait of Hormuz matters enormously because it channels roughly one‑fifth to one‑quarter of the world's oil supply, ...
Neil Atkinson, the former head of the IEA's oil division, discusses oil markets amid tensions in the Middle East.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, so any disruption would hit the energy markets hard.