The International Energy Agency will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to discuss a possible release of emergency stockpiles.

The controversy began when US Energy Secretary Chris Wright posted on social media that an oil tanker had successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz under escort by the US Navy.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright posted a claim that the United States military escorted an oil tanker travelling through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure global energy supplies, adding to confusion in an already volatile oil market.

Two U.S. Navy destroyers crossed the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. and Iranian negotiators meet for face-to-face negotiations amid a fragile truce.

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed in a letter to the U.N.'s International Maritime Organization (IMO) that the Strait of Hormuz, the critical maritime passage for the oil and shipping trades, is open to "non-hostile" vessels. In the letter, dated ...

Former U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite said Friday there is “no doubt” that the U.S. Navy could run the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for the transport of oil. “There‘s no doubt that the United States Navy could run those straits ...

The U.S. military said on Saturday that it had started “setting conditions” for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, with two U.S. warships passing through the key waterway. “Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon to encourage the free flow of commerce,