Middle East
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Strait of Hormuz: The World’s Most Critical Oil Chokepoint Explained
MANAMA, July 12 — A narrow ribbon of water just 21 miles wide at its narrowest point carries…
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Strait of Hormuz: World’s Most Critical Oil Waterway
TEHRAN, July 12 — For decades, the 21-mile-wide waterway known as the Strait of Hormuz has quietly underpinned…
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Key Exporters Rely on Strait of Hormuz for Oil, LNG Trade
WASHINGTON, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz, a 33-kilometer-wide waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf…
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Strait of Hormuz by the Numbers: Oil, Width, and Traffic
WASHINGTON, July 12 — The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest assessment of the Strait of Hormuz places a…
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Strait of Hormuz: Key Global Oil Chokepoint Since 1900s
WASHINGTON, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz, a 33-kilometer-wide maritime chokepoint at the narrowest point, carried approximately…
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Strait of Hormuz Closure Threatens Global Oil Prices and Supply
NEW DELHI, July 12 — For India, the third-largest oil importer on the planet, any disruption at the…
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Strait of Hormuz: Geography and Strategic Oil Chokepoint Explained
DUBAI, July 12 — A narrow ribbon of water 21 miles wide is the conduit for roughly one-fifth…
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Strait of Hormuz Closure Threatens Global Oil Prices and Supply Chains
DUBAI, July 12 — A military or political closure of the Strait of Hormuz would yank roughly one-fifth…
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Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Closure, Escalating Global Oil Risk
TEHRAN, July 12 — The announcement that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) would close the Strait of…
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Data and Figures: The Strait of Hormuz in Global Oil Trade
WASHINGTON, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow ribbon of water connecting the Persian Gulf to…
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Strait of Hormuz: How Geography Made It the World’s Key Oil Chokepoint
DUBAI, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s…
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Strait of Hormuz: History of the World’s Key Oil Chokepoint
MUSCAT, July 12 — For centuries, the Strait of Hormuz has served as a strategic waterway, a narrow…
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Global Oil Markets Brace for Strait of Hormuz Closure
SINGAPORE, July 12 — The potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz is sending tremors through global energy…
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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Closure Threatens Global Energy Supply
TEHRAN — Global oil markets remain on edge months after Iran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz is…
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Strait of Hormuz blockade looms as historic precedent warns of risks
TEHRAN, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz has never been fully closed since the Iran-Iraq War, but…
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Strait of Hormuz Closure Threatens Global Oil Prices
TEHRAN, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that carries about 21 million barrels of…
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Iran’s grip tightens on vital global oil chokepoint
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has shut the Strait of Hormuz, a move that halts…
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Strait of Hormuz: A Narrow but Critical Global Energy Chokepoint
TEHRAN — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on April…
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Trump administration sanctions continue to constrain Iran’s oil revenue
WASHINGTON, July 11 — Iran’s nuclear program has been a source of international tension for decades, and the…
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Oil Flows Threatened as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Persist
DUBAI, July 11 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf…
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Strait of Hormuz remains irreplaceable despite global energy risks
ABQAIQ, Saudi Arabia, July 11 — The world’s oil supply lines have a Plan B, but it is…
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Iran’s control of Strait of Hormuz heightens global energy security concerns
TEHRAN, July 11 — For the families living along Iran’s southern coast, the name Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri…
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Strait of Hormuz Tensions Threaten Global Oil Supply Stability
MANAMA — For millions of families across Asia, the price of cooking fuel, electricity, and even a litre…
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Strait of Hormuz: The Strategic Chokepoint for Global Oil Supplies
DUBAI, July 10 — Approximately 21 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products transited the…
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