As U.S. bunker-busters hammer Iran’s nuclear sites and Tehran threatens to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, a deadly suicide bombing at a Damascus church shows just how fast the fuse is burning ...

A satellite image captured the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and its escorts approaching the Strait of Hormuz on Monday during a ...

The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in Washington that Tehran was gearing up to blockade the Strait of Hormuz ...

It sounds utterly reckless, almost suicidal for global stability: blocking the Strait of Hormuz would deal a devastating blow ...

Shocks to the Strait of Hormuz are a perennial fear during conflicts that include Iran, and Tehran has often threatened to choke off trade flows by force in the face of threats to its own oil ...

Iran straddles the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, and the strategic chokepoint at the Strait of Hormuz, where 20 percent of the world’s petroleum passes through yearly. During the 12-day war with ...

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that Iran's threats to close the Strait of Hormuz were provocative and dangerous and categorically repeated a White House denial of any U ...

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been broadcasting unusual messages concerning nationality in a bid to avoid being attacked as doubts linger over the ceasefire between Israel and Iran ...

On June 22, shortly after the U.S. bombed three of Iran's key nuclear sites in a bid to cripple Tehran's nuclear program, Iran's parliament reportedly backed a measure to block the strait.