SMITH: And it goes from the town of Imilchil, which is a community in the high Atlas Mountains in Morocco, kind of in the center of the country, and it goes north all the way to Tangier, which is ...

A Newsweek map shows the Strait of Hormuz—just 21 miles at its narrowest point—which Iran has threatened to blockade if U.S. forces intervene in its ongoing conflict with Israel.

India is preparing to source crude oil from outside the Persian Gulf and cut its own refined-product exports should the Strait of Hormuz be blocked to ship traffic, Oil Minister Hardeep Puri said.

China's energy imports are vulnerable as Iran's conflict with Israel threatens to drag the United States into a war.

The US Energy Information Administration recently referred to the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, as “one of the world’s most important oil chokepoints.” ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A collision between two oil tankers just east of the world’s most critical oil choke point, the Strait of Hormuz, could bring about a potential environmental ...

Greenpeace said it had reviewed satellite imagery that showed a plume of oil stretching up to about 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) from the crash site. The 23-year-old tanker ADALYNN belonged to a ...

Iran retains the means to retaliate: proxy militias, ballistic missiles, cyber warfare capabilities, and naval forces prepared to strike U.S. assets and disrupt oil flows in the Strait of Hormuz.

China was quick to condemn Israel after its assault against Iran. Yet President Xi Jinping has shown no sign of rushing to provide weapons and other support that would help Tehran face its most ...

“Tehran cannot close Hormuz without crippling itself: the new Jask outlet east of the strait has loaded under 300,000 bpd and ran for only a month last year, while almost all of Iran’s 1.7-1.8 ...