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Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and threatened to set fire to any ships that try to pass through as the widening war in Iran grinds tanker traffic through the crucial waterway to a halt. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which about a fifth of the world's oil passes.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Attacks on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf continued on Wednesday, as global energy concerns mounted and the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for oil shipping, remained effectively closed. The attacks came as the ...

Iran has shut down the Strait of Hormuz for a military drill amid a US military build-up in the Arabian Sea, in a move that serves as a warning to the world if Donald Trump orders an attack. The temporary closure of parts of the strait came as Iranian news ...

Fearing the supply disruption, Brent crude climbed to $78.55 per barrel, up 7.8% from $72.87 The Strait of Hormuz is crucial as about 20% of global oil supply,that is around 15 million barrels per day, pass through it.

The ongoing American-Israeli war on Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest? A

Iran will allow Indian-flagged tankers ​to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for 40% of the South Asian nation's crude imports, an Indian government source said ‌on Thursday, but an Iranian source outside the country denied any such deal was reached.