By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not ...

China called for stability for shipping routes in the Middle East after Iran said Sunday its parliament voted to close the ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Iran controls the Northern side of the Strait of Hormuz, a passage which sees significant global trade pass through daily. If ...

As U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities drive fears of retaliation, it remains to be seen whether Iran will try to ...

Iran has many ways to block or severely disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz – including mines, drones, missiles and a ...

While there have been no major disruptions to the global oil supply so far, the attacks on Iran — by Israel and then the US — ...

As tensions rise further in the Gulf following Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, how likely is China to act on ...

Naval forces in the Middle East warned that ships, especially U.S.-linked ones, could be at heightened risk after the U.S.

Strait of Hormuz to be closed? The US has reached out to China to dissuade Iran to not shut the strait, calling it "economic ...

Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane handling 20% of global petroleum demand, in response to ...

When Iran targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s, the U.S. Navy escorted ships through the strait. This June, even without a formal closure, some oil tankers and supertankers — which can ...