"The Iranian strike on the American base in Qatar demonstrated how beholden the Gulf Arabs are to the United States." ...

Saudi Arabia is the largest oil exporter that relies on the Strait and accounts for nearly 40% of the oil exports that pass ...

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as ...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and others in the region have sought closer relations with Iran over recent years in ...

Strait of Hormuz, political map. Waterway between Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, a strategically extremely important choke point, with Iran to the north and UAE and Oman exclave Musandam to the south.

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway situated between Iran and Oman, linking the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. At its tightest point, it spans just 21 miles, with shipping ...

Airlines were on fresh alert late on Monday after Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait closed their countries’ airspace temporarily as ...

Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane handling 20% of global petroleum demand, in response to ...

The Strait of Hormuz is the world's most critical and dangerous maritime chokepoint, essential for global energy supplies and ...

The Strait of Hormuz - a mere 21 nautical miles wide at its narrowest point - is a passage so narrow, yet so powerful, that a single disruption here can jolt the arteries of the global economy.Located ...

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, inserting itself into Israel’s effort to decapitate ...

If Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, gas prices in the U.S. could surge due to disrupted global oil shipments.