An orca was seen repeatedly bumping into a yacht near the Strait of Gibraltar, an area known for orca attacks on marine vessels, on Tuesday, May 6. This footage captured by Ilona Skorobogatova ...

Japanese shipping firms Nippon Yusen (9101.T) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (9104.T) said on Monday they continue to transit the strait but have instructed their vessels to minimise time spent in the Gulf.

Iran's parliament approved a measure June 22 endorsing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil transportation route, following U.S. airstrikes in Iran.

Naval forces in the Middle East warned that ships, especially U.S.-linked ones, could be at heightened risk after the U.S. strikes on Iran.

China, the largest buyer of Iranian oil, sourced 5.4 million barrels per day through the Strait of Hormuz in the first quarter this year, while India and South Korea imported 2.1 million and 1.7 ...

But Iran can make it hugely expensive, and dangerous, for the U.S. Navy to have to conduct what would most likely be a weekslong mine-clearing operation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to one ...

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 ...

The strait connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It's only 33 kilometers (21 miles) wide at its narrowest point, but deep enough and wide enough to handle the world ...