Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that normal passage through the Strait of Hormuz should be maintained, his first comments on the key waterway a month into its closure by Iran following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran. Xi made the comments in a ...

Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was "completely open" on Friday. Ship-tracking data shows the situation.

Donald Trump has weighed in on one of the most consequential geopolitical flashpoints currently gripping global energy markets. The U.S. president addressed a key development in the ongoing conflict,

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Tensions in the Gulf escalated Sunday, when the Navy seized a ship for the first time as part of its blockade, with a destroyer firing at a vessel attempting to evade the dragnet.

The price of oil jumped sharply and stock futures tumbled Sunday evening as traders digested renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran over the critical Strait of Hormuz.U.S.

Oil prices could soar to $130 a barrel by the end of June if flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain disrupted, as Citi analysts outlined a number of possible scenarios facing oil markets. An oil market recovery hinges upon the full reopening of the ...

Fraudulent messages promising safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency have been sent to some shipping companies whose vessels are stranded