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When Iran targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s, the U.S. Navy escorted ships through the strait. This June, even without a formal closure, some oil tankers and supertankers — which can ...
Iran could still shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial shipping corridor between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, ...
Iran's threat to block the world's most vital oil transit point has raised fears of major global economic consequences.
Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari revealed that the possibility of closing the critical Strait of Hormuz is still under review, ...
Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane handling 20% of global petroleum demand, in response to ...
U.S. energy independence helps shield American economy from Iran's threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of global oil consumption and natural gas trade transits daily.
Europe's dwindling oil and gas reserves limit its ability to buffer global shocks, reinforcing the need for alternatives.
The stretch of water borders the coastline of several Middle East countries, including Iran, and is vital for the global oil ...
The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in ...
US intelligence said to have detected sea mines loaded onto naval vessels, though move may have been ruse to ramp up pressure ...
It appears that Iran was not very close to trying to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. That’s what Edward L. Morse ...
The Iranian military reportedly loaded mines onto vessels in the Middle East Gulf, a move suggesting it was seriously ...