For the next 60 days, the 90-mile length of waterway known as the Strait of Hormuz will be the most dangerous place on Earth, with the prospects for an incident occurring which will trigger a ...

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 ...

Speaking at the White House, Mr Trump said: "I want to apprise everyone of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz today involving USS Boxer, a navy amphibious assault ship. "The Boxer took defensive ...

But has President Donald Trump really thought through what would happen to the economic health of the world if Iran retaliates, shutting the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s ...

The Strait of Hormuz serves as a crucial maritime corridor ... While the authorities in Tehran have yet to make a statement regarding the incident, the Iranian state news agency has confirmed ...

Military officials in Tehran said the United States can not stop Iran from preventing oil from passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian foreign ministry confirmed that Tehran ...

The US Navy sailed its first drone boat through the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday ... but took place without incident, said Navy spokesman Cmdr Timothy Hawkins. Two US Coast Guard ...

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.

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 ...

Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz for traffic as a retaliation for Western pressure. That would shut down the region's trade and lead to a spike in oil prices.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the key routes for global oil transit. French frigate Courbet started patrolling in the Strait of Hormuz, French ministry of Armed Forces said on Thursday.