The Energy Information Administration describes the Strait of Hormuz as a “critical oil chokepoint” located between Oman and Iran that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the ...

U.S. use of force to reopen the strait would likely be supported by Europe and “even unofficially by China,” he said. “Iran’s navy would probably get destroyed in a matter of hours or days.” Tags: U.S ...

China, the largest buyer of Iranian oil, sourced 5.4 million barrels per day through the Strait of Hormuz in the first quarter this year, while India and South Korea imported 2.1 million and 1.7 ...

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 due to the large volumes of crude ...