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

For the next 60 days, the 90-mile length of waterway known as the Strait of Hormuz will be the most dangerous place on Earth, with the prospects for an incident occurring which will trigger a ...

But has President Donald Trump really thought through what would happen to the economic health of the world if Iran retaliates, shutting the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s ...

U.S. President Donald Trump will restore his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and drive its oil exports down to zero, a ...

We have the capability to close the Strait of Hormuz,” Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ...

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 ...

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.

Military officials in Tehran said the United States can not stop Iran from preventing oil from passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian foreign ministry confirmed that Tehran ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- A top Iranian military commander said on Sunday the country is militarily capable of closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but will not resort to that option for now ...

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the key routes for global oil transit. French frigate Courbet started patrolling in the Strait of Hormuz, French ministry of Armed Forces said on Thursday.

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.