Getty Images About 20% of global oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz There is considerable speculation that Iran might retaliate for the US’s strikes on its nuclear facilities by closing the world’s busiest oil shipping channel, the Strait of Hormuz. About 20% of global oil and gas flows through this narrow shipping...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important shipping routes. His comments came after Iran’s state-run Press TV reported that their parliament had approved a plan to close the Strait but added that the final decision lies with...
I have been wondering about what Iran’s intentions regarding the Strait of Hormuz were, and now we have the answer: they intend to close the chokepoint between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. At least that was the unanimous decision by the Iranian Parliament. An executive security committee has the final say. Iran...
China’s military has called a British warship’s recent passage through the Taiwan Strait a disruptive act of “intentional provocation” that “undermines peace and stability”. The British Royal Navy says the HMS Spey’s patrol on Wednesday was part of a long-planned deployment and was in accordance with international law. The patrol – the first by a...