Since 24 December, the Iranian Navy has been holding its ten day Velayat 90 naval exercises covering an area in the Arabian Sea stretching from east of the Strait of Hormuz entrance to the Persian ...

According to this definition, the Strait of Hormuz is among international straits. Akbari then refers to the disagreement between international law experts about whether or not to close this waterway ...

"We will definitely not remain silent either. Closing the Strait of Hormuz is on the agenda of the parliament," he underlined as another countermeasure against the European Parliament’s call for the ...

Confidence-building measures across the Taiwan Strait are a possible means for reducing tensions and avoiding accidental escalations of the use of force between Taiwan and China. In lowering mutual ...

The UAE has been forced to delay the construction of a pipeline allowing oil to bypass the Strait of Hormuz due to construction problems. The project, estimated at $3.3 billion, has as many as ...

MOSCOW, January 23. /TASS/. Iran’s Majlis (parliament) is not considering the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in response to the potential decision of the European Parliament to add the Islamic ...

Mount Marapi sits just several miles from the Strait of Malacca, which has been described as the world's chokepoint. The waterway sees 90,000 ships travel through the narrow channel per year ...

Iran's army begins Thursday military exercises in strategic southern regions east of the Strait of Hormuz, state news agency IRNA reported. Joint drills involving air, land and naval forces ...

As with another article Iranian media published this week, this one says Iran could strike at the straits of Mandeb, Hormuz or Suez if there is a threat to its “national interests.” ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s military on Friday kicked off its annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state TV reported ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s military tested new attack drones in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz Saturday as part of its ongoing ...

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military signaled on Friday it may allow warships to accompany other nations' vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran's seizure of a container ship ...