Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iran has warned that commercial ships won’t be allowed through while the fighting continues, a threat that is already changing ...

Amid a fragile and increasingly strained ceasefire, fresh concerns are emerging over maritime security in one of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints. Reports now suggest that Iran may have ...

U.S. intelligence officials have assessed that Iranian forces have deployed a small number of mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical choke point for global shipping, according to reports. The move ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that there is no clear evidence that Iran has mined the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the latest administration to cast doubt on reports that Iran has begun to ...

The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most vital shipping routes and a chokepoint for about one-fifth of the world's oil, is becoming a flashpoint in the Iran war as explosive-laden boats have ...

U.S. military officials said the Navy has begun the process of clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical choke point for global shipping. Iranian forces have deployed a small number of mines ...