The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in ...

It appears that Iran was not very close to trying to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s what Edward L. Morse ...

Pentagon officials are trying to prepare for all of the ways Iran could retaliate, as President Trump hints at what he might ...

B-2 bombers head to Guam as Trump weighs decision on joining Israeli strikes against Iran's nuclear sites within two weeks.

U.S. energy independence helps shield American economy from Iran's threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of ...

Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane handling 20% of global petroleum demand, in response to ...

Following Iranian strikes on the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base and Tuesday's shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the future of ...

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could try to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint. The strait is between Oman and Iran. About ...

Israel will therefore be under international pressure to not attack Iran's oil export capabilities. In sum, the potential of shutting the Strait of Hormuz is a matter of national policy in Iran.

Closing the Strait of Hormuz is one of the ways Iran could retaliate after the U.S. bombed three of the country’s nuclear sites. Here’s what that would mean.

Iran last disrupted traffic in the Persian Gulf in April last year when it seized an Israel-linked container ship near the ...

Iran readied to mine key Strait of Hormuz after Israel began strikes, say US sources US intelligence said to have detected sea mines loaded onto naval vessels, though move may have been ruse to ...