Thirty percent of the world's seaborne oil shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East. But it's often a flashpoint for both regional and global powers.

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise, a series of incidents has put a strategic maritime waterway back into the spotlight: The Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s John Simons explains. Photo ...

As Iran and Israel trade military blows via land and sea, concerns are mounting over escalating Middle Eastern conflict and further disruption to global oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Why is the Strait of Hormuz so important? A narrow strip of water separating Iran from Oman, the strait is the major maritime link between the oil-rich Persian Gulf region and the rest of the world.

Such an attack could lead to Iran disrupting oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz ... in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's crude exports flow, Gelder said.

Ship captains have been warning of GPS jamming interfering with passages through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman. UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has received corroborating reports ...

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says reinforcements could be sent if dispute with Iran escalates HMS Argyll deployed as part of international flotilla of warships through Strait of Hormuz ...

TASS/. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, an elite unit of the Iranian armed forces) have said they detained the British oil tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz, Press TV ...

The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has condemned recent attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Sea of Oman at its meeting in London held from 15-19 July.