Articles tagged under: Strait of Hormuz

Published June 20, 2025

Iran is threatening to shut down the Strait of Hormuz if the United States officially enters the conflict in the Middle East. This shipping lane handles 26 percent of the global oil trade and is considered one of the most…

Published June 16, 2025

Despite the conflict between Israel and Iran, commercial shipping is moving uninterrupted through the Strait of Hormuz. However, shipping industry officials indicate many shippers are taking extreme caution and avoiding that area. Twenty percent of the world’s oil consumption moves…