U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Iran's threat to block the world's most vital oil transit point has raised fears of major global economic consequences.

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

Iran has been warned that shutting a major oil “choke point” in the Middle East in retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear facilities would be “economic suicide”. Marco Rubio, the US secretary of ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's ...

When Iran targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s, the U.S. Navy escorted ships through the strait. This June, even without a formal closure, some oil tankers and supertankers — which can ...

The Iranian parliament backed a move to close a major oil and gas route, after American airstrikes on its nuclear sites.

East and there are already knock-on effects impacting economies globally, including with higher prices for gasoline at the pumps.

What is the Strait of Hormuz? The Strait is narrow, stretching roughly 31 miles at its widest point. Iran is on its north bank opposite Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

When US intelligence revealed that Iran had loaded sea mines near the Strait of Hormuz on July 1, it sent an unmistakable ...

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on China to step in to urge Iran not to block the Strait of Hormuz — a trade passage that is crucial for the transit of oil around the world ...