Tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and the wider West Asia conflict continued to escalate on Saturday as attacks, military deployments, and humanitarian concerns intensified across the region.

As tensions escalate in the region, Kharg Island has once again come into focus because of its economic and strategic value.

The world’s most vital energy artery has been largely paralysed since the launch of US-Israeli strikes on Iran last month.

The first purported message from Mojtaba Khamenei, the newly installed supreme leader of Iran, was read on state TV on ...

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Two Indian-flagged tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the ...

Iran's envoy to New Delhi says Tehran allowed some Indian vessels to pass the Strait in rare exception to the blockade.

20 million barrels travel through the Strait of Hormuz daily. Iran just weaponized fishing boats to block it. In March 2026, explosive drone skiffs struck six oil tankers in 11 days. Oil prices hit ...

US president threatens to target Iran’s key oil export hub if attacks on shipping in Strait of Hormuz continue ...