The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, is rarely far from the center of global tensions. A major shipping route that handles around 26% of the world’s oil trade, ...

Iran is unlikely to ever close the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic given the importance of exporting its oil to China. But the tankers it hijacks are likely to be held for a long time ...

The tanker remained anchored off the coast of Saudi Arabia, fearful of being seized by the Iranians if it were to transit the Strait of Hormuz unescorted. The incident in question did not take ...

Iran controls Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa islands near the Strait of Hormuz, a globally vital shipping lane, ...

Video footage aired on Iranian state television on Saturday shows masked commandos rappelling from a helicopter onto a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. By Paul Szoldra Posted on Jul 21 ...

The military debate over Iran’s ability to close the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. ability to respond to such a threat, is moot—no insurance company will cover any oil tanker seeking to ...

Iran’s president has argued that Tehran works tirelessly to ensure security in the Persian Gulf, while stressing that it had legal grounds for seizing the UK tanker. “The Strait of Hormuz has ...

An undetermined number of small Iranian boats Wednesday tried to divert the oil tanker British Heritage of the United Kingdom in the Hormuz Strait but withdrew after dissuasive action from the ...

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 ...