CENTCOM is keeping a heightened posture as the threat from Iran persists despite a ceasefire, General Joseph Votel said.

"If the U.S. is bent on imposing tariffs, China will fight to the end, and this is China's consistent official stance," said ...

China has taken a firm stance against U.S. demands that it stop buying oil from Russia and Iran or face a possible 100% ...

Infrastructure that cuts across borders or bottlenecks (Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca) can become geopolitical flashpoints. Disruptions in these zones don’t stay local.

Iran seizes oil tanker close to Strait of Hormuz Crew of unidentified vessel detained and facing charges Iran has seized another small oil tanker in its campaign against fuel smuggling.Photo: AFP ...

DUBAI (Reuters) -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 ...

Around 20 percent of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, with major oil and gas producers in the Middle East using the waterway to transport energy from the region. Any attempt to ...

Would that be possible, and what effects would it have? The Strait of Hormuz is a choke point at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. It is used to transport about 20% of global daily oil consumption.

It appears that Iran was not very close to trying to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s what Edward L. Morse, Senior Advisor and Commodities Strategist at Hartree Partners LP ...