Brent crude and WTI prices were rising early Thursday after a report of a ship seizure near the U.A.E. but developments in China are in focus.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz

Iran balked at President Trump's demands for a peace deal amid a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, as fear the war could reignite hits oil and energy markets.

The president said face to face talks would resume on Monday but repeated threats against Iranian infrastructure if they did not make a deal.

US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, focusing on symbolism with limited prospects for major breakthroughs on trade or Taiwan.

Panama reaffirmed the "neutrality" of its canal on Tuesday along with the "need to preserve" maritime transit routes amid the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz during the Middle East war. The conflict has seen Iran severely limit access to the Strait of ...

WASHINGTON — The US military launched a new series of airstrikes Friday, targeting a group of empty tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that were trying to barrel through the blockade of Iranian ports, according to US Central Command.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism