But at just 35 miles wide, it did. It’s just the latest evidence of how dependent the global economy is on a handful of choke ...

Iran fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia Island, a joint US-UK Indian Ocean base, in its longest attack since Operation Epic Fury began. Here's why the Chagos atoll matters.

Vyacheslav von Plehve bullishly promoted a conflict. As Russia’s Minister of the Interior, he promoted the idea that “a small victorious war” over Japan may be just the thing to boost the popularity ...

For four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the single greatest source of instability in the Middle East.

Kevin O'Leary predicted multinational control of the Strait of Hormuz after the Iran conflict ends, comparing it to the Panama Canal policing model on "The Claman Countdown." ...

Professor Laleh Khalili discusses the implications for the petrodollar and for sustainable alternatives to oil.

Asian refiners are increasingly sending medium-sized crude cargoes from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia ​through the Panama Canal ...

Israeli war against Iran continues and the movement of oil through the Strait of Hormuz remains almost completely cut off ...

Tunnel vision is definitely a real thing, but have you ever experienced canal vision? You can search for it online if you’d like, but you won’t find what I’m referring to. For better or worse, I just ...

Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, prompting Iran to respond with missile and drone ...

With fuel and freight prices skyrocketing as war chokes the Strait of Hormuz, the Panama Canal is seeing more business than usual.