To make matters worse, a thorough investigation of the incident placed blame for the collision on the submarine’s ...

said shortly before the MSC Aries seizure that Iran has the option of disrupting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz but chooses not to. During the Tanker War, the US Navy resorted to escorting ...

The military debate over Iran’s ability to close the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. ability to respond to such a threat, is moot—no insurance company will cover any oil tanker seeking to ...

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces reportedly ordered a British oil tanker to alter its route in the Strait of Hormuz and force it near Iranian-controlled waters. But the HMS Montrose ...

Great Britain’s Ministry of Defense announced that British Royal Navy will protect UK-flagged ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions soar in the Persian Gulf over tanker ...

Update: Apr 13th, 2024 20:10 EDT On Saturday, Iranian forces seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz ... of ships and attacks on oil tankers. Around 30% of the world ...

Social media footage showed rainwater streaming down a cliff to the beach on Hormuz Island, located in the Strait of Hormuz at the junction of the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. One of the ...

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As tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise, a series of incidents has put a strategic maritime waterway back into the spotlight: The Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s John Simons explains. Photo ...