Iran could still shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial shipping corridor between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, ...

Europe's dwindling oil and gas reserves limit its ability to buffer global shocks, reinforcing the need for alternatives.

Hardline Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari said any closure of the Strait of Hormuz was still under review but no decision has yet been made, in comments carried by Iran's state media on Monday.

For much of the modern era, the Middle East has occupied centre stage in global geopolitics, owing to its strategic geography ...

Since the start of the war in Gaza, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have ramped up attacks on ships in the Red Sea, ...