Oman and Qatar were leading efforts to begin ceasefire talks, while mediators said Iran was open to resuming nuclear ...

Explore the implications of Iran potentially closing the Strait of Hormuz amidst rising tensions, impacting global oil prices ...

The Strait of Hormuz is a key waterway that lies between Oman and Iran, and connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman ...

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, through which around 20 per cent of global oil ...

Since the war began last week with Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, the Emirates has waived all visa overstay fees ...

Despite their competition for regional influence, Arab states are not rooting for the Iranian regime’s fall. Led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, they are urging President Trump to seek a ceasefire, and a ...

Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to ...

The Israeli military, in a social media post, warned Iranians to evacuate arms factories, signaling what could be a further ...

President Trump left the summit in Canada as the Israeli-Iranian conflict entered a fifth day. He had resisted signing an earlier draft of the G7 statement.

Market watchers believe a full-scale disruption of global oil flows by closing the waterway is unlikely, and might even be physically impossible.