Its shallow depth makes ships vulnerable to mines ... that Iran has the option of disrupting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz but chooses not to. During the Tanker War, the US Navy resorted ...

Its shallow depth makes ships potentially vulnerable ... Guard Corps seized an Israel-linked container ship near the Strait ...

Generally, the water depth of the strait varies from about ... might suggest that the initiation of hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz or Persian Gulf would stop or significantly deter the ...

The Strait of Hormuz links the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and is situated between Iran and Oman. It is vulnerable due to its narrowness -- some 50 kilometres (30 miles) -- and its depth of no more ...

Generally, the water depth of the strait varies from about ... might suggest that the initiation of hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz or Persian Gulf would stop or significantly deter the ...

We go to the Strait of Hormuz, now ground zero in the standoff with Iran and chokepoint for one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. Iranian navy speed boats attend a drill in the sea of Oman, on ...

The Strait of Hormuz is once again a center of global tensions ... with the shipping lanes in each direction just two miles wide. Its shallow depth makes ships vulnerable to mines, and the ...

Whether the price is a form of fee or tribute, or something more open-ended like support for Iran’s policies, that’s what it means for Iran to exercise a veto over the Strait of Hormuz.

Analysts and market observers say the conflict could prompt the United States to tighten sanctions on Iran, which may spur Tehran to take retaliatory action against ships in the Strait in Hormuz.