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 ...

The Iranian military has the capability to blockade the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, says Iran's naval commander.

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.

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 ...

Ali Akbar Velayati thus commented on the possibility of the closing of the Strait of Hormuz oil route. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earlier expressed the country’s position on this issue ...

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.