Iran is considering sealing the strategic Strait of Hormuz a month after a war with Israel and the U.S. Iranian MP Esmail ...

Iran has long asserted that it can shut down the Strait of Hormuz. While the strait can't be "closed" in the traditional sense - like shutting a road - Iran could attempt to make the waterway too ...

U.S. energy independence helps shield American economy from Iran's threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of ...

Iran has escalated threats against Germany, a key supporter of Israel, by considering a ban on German-registered or insured ships from transiting the vital Strait of Hormuz. The move comes after ...

When US intelligence revealed that Iran had loaded sea mines near the Strait of Hormuz on July 1, it sent an unmistakable ...

Iran's threat to block the world's most vital oil transit point has raised fears of major global economic consequences.

It appears that Iran was not very close to trying to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s what Edward L. Morse ...

Hardline Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari said any closure of the Strait of Hormuz was still under review but no decision has yet been made, in comments carried by Iran's state media on Monday.

Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane handling 20% of global petroleum demand, in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Iran loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, intensifying concerns in Washington that Tehran was preparing to close the Strait of Hormuz after Israel's strikes on Iran, said ...

Iran’s Parliament has approved a proposal to close the Strait of Hormuz following recent US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The strait is a crucial route for global oil shipments, especially to ...

Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari revealed that the possibility of closing the critical Strait of Hormuz is still under review, ...