Iran is reportedly weighing blocking a key commercial choke point known as the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could ...

The country has domestic sources of uranium. Its largest mine is at Saghand, in east-central Iran. But mined uranium is ...

Middle East tensions have ebbed in recent days. But experts warn prices in the U.S. could jump if Iran further retaliates in ...

Musk’s ability to switch satellite communications on and off can make a considerable difference to sensitive situations.

It was predictable that Iran would retaliate against Trump’s bombing of its nuclear sites early on Sunday. The question was ...

At the moment, Poland is the NATO member state spending the most per GDP on defense investments, according to the latest data ...

Leir Professor of the Economics of the Middle East in the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University, reflects on the internal and external pressures shaping Iran’s future — from ...

Iran may close the vital maritime route, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil supply is shipped every day.

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 ...

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

While there have been no major disruptions to the global oil supply so far, the attacks on Iran — by Israel and then the US — have rattled investors, sending oil futures soaring by around 10% since ...

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the ...