It has done so before, in the late 1980s, amid the risk of Iranian attacks.

The government is urgently gathering information on the circumstances surrounding a container ship belonging to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. which suffered damage while anchored in the Persian Gulf.

Strait of Hormuz tensions raise global concerns as a large share of oil passes through it. Experts say disruption could spike fuel prices, though other key sea routes and pipelines exist.

Mandeb, Arabic for “Gate of Tears” or “Gate of Grief”, is a maritime strait separating the Horn of Africa from the Arabian Peninsula.

Sam Dalrymple’s narrative history on the shattering of South Asia, in which individuals, their actions, and their circumstances take center stage, is fresh and readable ...

Joint US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader in February 2026, prompting retaliatory attacks by Tehran against US allies in the Gulf. Footage circulating in Ethiopia purports to show Iran ...

U.S. Navy's surface combatants would be tasked with sailing repeatedly through a super weapons engagement zone to get ship traffic moving.

Lieutenant General Odowaa Yusuf Rage, Chief of the Somali Armed Forces, acknowledged before parliament last November that ...

FashionUnited has taken a look at why the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait are such “jugular veins” of the ...

The United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on Saturday. Iran has also launched multiple waves of ...

India is among the most exposed major economies. Roughly 50% of crude imports, about 60% of LNG and nearly all LPG transit ...

Located in the gulf between Oman and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz is recognized as one of the world's most important oil choke ...