Iran closes key Strait of Hormuz shipping route after ayatollah threatens to sink US warships - The strategic waterway has not been shut since the 1980s. The move comes amid ongoing tensions with the

Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz has halted shipments, raised oil prices and increased risks of global supply delays.

A fifth of global oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s why its closure is shaking energy and shipping markets.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most sensitive pressure points in the global economy. Conflict in Iran could put it at risk indefinitely.

The Iran war is renewing concerns about the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. A prolonged closure could sharply drive up oil prices, experts said.

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 ...

The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which about a fifth of the world's oil passes.

Attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, and Iranian missile and drone attacks on neighboring countries, have disrupted oil and gas supplies to the rest of the world — and dealt an energy price

Amid the war in the Middle East, Iran has been targeting key energy infrastructure across the region. Tehran is also threatening energy exporters, warning that tankers entering the Strait of Hormuz — a narrow,