Iran is using smaller crafts to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials said.

President says he will keep the Strait of Hormuz open for the world, including China, while announcing plans to waive oil sanctions to lower energy prices.

T HE STRAIT of Hormuz is tricky for mariners at the best of times—narrow, shallow, congested and often hazy with humidity and dust. In times of conflict, it is a potential death ...

Iran was laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz while Donald Trump declared he was thinking of taking it over. At least two people familiar with U.S. intelligence told CNN Tuesday that Iran began laying ...

While Iranian forces continue to block the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries around 20 percent of global oil supplies, a number of ships linked to China have managed to transit through the ...

I still believe that it was unwise to launch this war. President Donald Trump should have instead responded to Iran’s massacre of its own people and — associated breach of his red-line — by using ...

Oil prices fell after Energy Secretary Chris Wright falsely claimed in a tweet that the U.S. Navy escorted an oil tanker ...

Trump threatened Iran with "military consequences at a level never seen before" after U.S. intelligence found indications the country may be preparing to mine the world's most critical oil chokepoint, ...

China has quietly built a multi-layered strategy over the past twenty years to ensure that its economy can withstand disruptions in global oil routes such as the Strait of Hormuz.

The US military said it destroyed Iranian naval ships — including 16 minelayers — near the Strait of Hormuz. CNN reported earlier that Tehran has begun laying mines in the key waterway. Follow for ...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was mulling over taking over the Strait of Hormuz. The development comes as ...

Amid rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran conflict, countries are relying on strategic oil reserves. Here’s how global stockpiles compare and where India stands on energy ...