What is the Strait of Hormuz? The Strait is narrow, stretching roughly 31 miles at its widest point. Iran is on its north bank opposite Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Closing the Strait of Hormuz would send oil prices massively higher — at least at first If Iran blocked the strait, oil prices could shoot as high as $120-$130 per barrel, at least temporarily, said ...

Iran also relies on an open and fully operational Hormuz. As reported in The New York Times, Iran exports almost 2 million barrels of oil a day through the Strait to countries like China.

Closing the Strait of Hormuz is one of the ways Iran could retaliate after the U.S. bombed three of the country’s nuclear sites. Here’s what that would mean.

According to an analysis by Emperador, any disruption in energy exports through this strategic checkpoint may result in a 25% to 40% rise in crude oil prices. Consequently, the global bitumen market ...

Over the Strait of Hormuz, the legendary F-14 Tomcat once faced real combat in the tense waters of the Persian Gulf. In this ...

Tankers Transiting Strait of Hormuz Face Disruption as Tensions Rise At least two supertankers made U-turns near the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. military strikes on Iran, shiptracking data ...

Iran controls the Northern side of the Strait of Hormuz, a passage which sees significant global trade pass through daily. If it so wished, Iran could block vessels from journeying through, or ...

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could try to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint. The strait is between Oman and Iran. About 20 ...

Now, concerns over the Strait of Hormuz are once again at an all-time high. Iran controls the Northern side of the Strait of Hormuz, a passage which sees significant global trade pass through daily.

The Strait of Hormuz is between Oman and Iran, which boasts a fleet of fast-attack boats and thousands of naval mines as well as missiles that it could use to make the strait impassable, at least ...

What is the Strait of Hormuz? The Strait is narrow, stretching roughly 31 miles at its widest point. Iran is on its north bank opposite Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).