The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, so any disruption would hit the energy markets hard.

If Iran moves to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, oil and gas prices could spike, but analysts see that scenario as unlikely ...

Oil prices eased off a 5-month high as expectations Iran won't close the Strait of Hormuz for now. But this may still change, ...

A narrow passage of water called the Strait of Hormuz is the primary route for Middle Eastern countries shipping oil and petroleum products from the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world. Iran has ...

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could try to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most ...

While there have been no major disruptions to the global oil supply so far, the attacks on Iran — by Israel and then the US — ...

US stocks end up as oil prices fall on Iran's limted response to US attacks and Strait of Hormuz stays open. Another Fed ...

Iran controls the Northern side of the Strait of Hormuz, a passage which sees significant global trade pass through daily. If ...

The Iranian Parliament on Sunday approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz after the United States bombed three ...

If things were to re-escalate, the Iranian regime could take a worst-case, most damaging counter-measure by blockading the ...

Despite fears about how oil shipments could be affected if Iran targets tanker traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz, ...

Tanker operators in the Strait of Hormuz are facing higher shipping and insurance costs, despite a drop in oil prices, as ...