Iran war drags on with no end in sight, oil traders and policymakers are grappling with a critical question: are global oil ...

A $4 million Panama Canal slot bid highlights mounting congestion as draft restrictions tighten and an expected strong El Niño threatens water levels.

As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL's Central Newsroom and ...

Every day, roughly 21 million barrels of oil squeeze through a narrow waterway barely 21 nautical miles wide at its tightest ...

BREAKING: Iran's IRGC has just launched an anti-ship cruise missile from Sirik toward the Strait of Hormuz per initial ...

When the Strait of Hormuz first closed at the start of the 2026 Iran war, the world braced for the “largest energy crisis in history.” Before the conflict began, almost 20 percent of the world’s ...

Its departure marks the first time a QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz since the Al Rekayyat was struck in early July.

Iran-US war latest: Trump’s forces accuse Tehran of ending pause in strikes with ‘surprise’ missile attack - CENTCOM says the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces aided American service members in a separate mi ...

U.S. crude oil futures jumped more than 4% after-hours Tuesday to ~$82.50/bbl after U.S. Central Command said it intercepted "multiple ballistic missiles in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces ...

Oman is championing a new plan for the Strait of Hormuz that would permit Iran to receive “voluntary” fees from ships traveling through the critical oil chokepoint. The plan, Reuters reported, takes ...

President Donald Trump doubled down on his Iran policy, declaring the U.S. is "winning big time" as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to unveil intelligence alleging Tehran is ...

An oil tanker blew up in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a mine on Sunday, according to Iran’s military-linked state media, which also claimed that the Islamic Republic had intercepted at least six ...