The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, is rarely far from the center of global tensions. A ...

An escalating conflict in the Middle East has thrust the world's most important oil artery back into the global spotlight.

On March 20, 2009, a costly collision occurred between the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hartford and the amphibious ...

Washington has to be concerned that Beijing sees an opportunity to deny or at least restrict Middle East energy to others.

The Middle East is alight with conflict and threatens a significant amount of the world's oil production. Read why I am ...

Some analysts think that oil prices could reach more than $300 per barrel in the case of a full blockade of the Gulf of Hormuz.

They could rise yet further if Israel’s widening war embroils the vital Strait of Hormuz off Iran’s southern coast. The slim waterway — just 21 miles (34 kilometers) wide at its narrowest ...

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Oil futures fall after Israel assured the U.S. it would target Iranian military rather than oil or nuclear facilities in response to Iran's Oct. 1 missile attack. Following the news, "crude oil ...

The Strait of Hormuz is widely recognized as a vital oil transit chokepoint. Situated between Iran and Oman, the waterway is a narrow but strategically important channel that links crude producers ...