Strait of Hormuz

WEB DESK: At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured across Iran after United States air strikes targeted critical infrastructure in five provinces, according to Iranian state media and officials. The strikes, which…

WEB DESK: Iran and Oman have held the inaugural meeting of a joint committee on the Strait of Hormuz in Muscat, marking an early step towards implementing provisions of a recent interim agreement between Tehran and Washington.…

WASHINGTON: Iran’s newly established Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) on Thursday announced the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing heightened tensions with the United States following what it described as…

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that two US pilots are safe after their Apache helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway controlled by Iran. The confirmation came after a report by the New…

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and becoming increasingly active, despite reports that he was wounded during US-Israeli attacks and has not appeared in…

LONDON/DUBAI: Global oil prices extended gains on Monday after fresh attacks in the Gulf intensified fears of supply disruptions, lifting energy markets already rattled by geopolitical tensions, rising bond yields and concerns…

WASHINGTON: A fragile sense of calm settled over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after several days of clashes and rising tensions, but the United States and Iran still appeared far from reaching an agreement to end more than…

A superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after maintenance in Dubai, with neither Iran nor the United States objecting to its passage, a source said. The vessel,…

WASHINGTON: The United States has begun enforcing a naval blockade against Iran in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, according to military officials. A senior US military official, General General Caine, said the…

ABU DHABI: A Pakistani-flagged tanker has become the latest vessel to transit the Strait of Hormuz by sailing close to the Iranian coastline, signalling a possible shift in how ships navigate the world’s most critical oil…