part of a UN convention granting free passage through strategic shipping choke points such as the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Malacca Strait. However, Iran claimed that it ...

Military officials in Tehran said the United States can not stop Iran from preventing oil from passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz ... important choke points. This represents 35% ...

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.

a historic choke point between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It may be years before maritime companies feel safe sending their ships through this route. Simultaneously, long-running ...

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 ...

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 ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from DCS World: Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf Map for DCS World focuses on the Strait of Hormuz, which is the strategic choke point between the oil-rich ...

French frigate Courbet started patrolling in the Strait of Hormuz, French ministry of Armed Forces said on Thursday. It will be joined by a Dutch frigate in about two weeks, it added.

In response, Tangsiri said that Iran has the military ability to block the Strait of Hormuz, but that it has not yet done so, because it is still using it. He claimed that the decision to block ...