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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 ...

U.S. President Donald Trump will restore his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and drive its oil exports down to zero, a ...

All of this makes the Strait of Hormuz the most dangerous place in the ... who served in the former Soviet Union implementing arms control treaties, in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert ...

Because any effort to restrict or deny transit through the Strait of Hormuz would be rightfully ... which grants Iran control over “territorial waters” extending to a maximum of 12 nautical ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...