Iran's move to shut the Strait of Hormuz has brought shipping through the 24-mile stretch of water close to a standstill.

As tensions rise around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, we look at the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints. From energy flows in the Persian Gulf to trade routes through the Strait of Malacca, ...

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A Strait of Hormuz closure due to U.S.-Iran war hit the oil market hard, but sectors reliant on shipping across economy from metals to farming are vulnerable.

DUBAI, March 11 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has threatened Gulf ports and disrupted global trade through the Strait of Hormuz through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil and ...

Three vessels were hit in and around the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, according to a British maritime agency. Iran claimed responsibility for one.

By Shariq Khan, Jonathan Saul and Arathy Somasekhar NEW YORK/LONDON/HOUSTON, March 11 (Reuters) - Iranian crude oil has continued to flow through the Strait of Hormuz at a near-normal pace even as ...

The United States and Israel launched their most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades.

U.S. strikes have heavily targeted Iran’s large ships and bases, but its Revolutionary Guard navy is a more nimble force.

T HE STRAIT of Hormuz is tricky for mariners at the best of times—narrow, shallow, congested and often hazy with humidity and dust. In times of conflict, it is a potential death ...

Israel launches more missiles at Iran and Lebanon, where the Israeli military says it's targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in ...