From the perspective of the global oil economy, there are few places as strategically important as the Strait of Hormuz.

The Straits are the only sea route from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, and about 20% of the world’s oil transits the ...

Goldman Sachs flagged risks to global energy supply amid concerns over a potential disruption in the Strait of Hormuz that ...

The Iranian parliament backed a move to close a major oil and gas route, after American airstrikes in the country.

As U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities drive fears of retaliation, it remains to be seen whether Iran will try to ...

Tehran can cause the price of oil to spike, but it will hurt itself more.

The Iranian Parliament on Sunday approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz after the United States bombed three ...

Amidst rising tensions, concerns escalate over potential disruptions to global oil supply via the Strait of Hormuz. While a ...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz would have potentially devastating flow-on effects for oil supplies and prices in ...

Iran’s parliament voted to respond to the US strikes by cutting off vital shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, where ...

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