Conflict between Israel and Iran has rekindled fears of a disruption to a narrow waterway key to the global economy.

The Strait of Hormuz is located between Iran to the north and Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the south. It ...

Iran has no legal authority to order a halt to traffic through Hormuz. To do so, it needs to do so by force. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The strait, between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, provides the only water passage from the Persian Gulf to the ...

Saudi Arabia and other oil states are rushing to load tankers in case the Israel-Iran fighting spreads to export ...

Hormuz is a critical waterway, without alternative, for tanker trades and any impediment or threat to free movement of ...

Despite no current disruption in the Straits of Hormuz, India's government is closely monitoring freight and insurance rates ...

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Iran has long asserted that it can shut down the Strait of Hormuz. While the strait can't be "closed" in the traditional ...