The latest incidents in or near the Strait of Hormuz come shortly after Iran warned the world to prepare for $200 oil prices.

The closure of the Middle East's important straits - Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb - is forcing Gulf and Asian nations to explore other options Since the Iran war began late last month, it has threatened shipping across the Middle East's two most important maritime chokepoints - the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb - through which much of Asia's

The U.S. said this week that it attacked 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. In the 1980s, Iranian mines damaged oil tankers and a U.S. Navy warship.

From the moment the first Iranian missiles appeared in the sky over the Persian Gulf this past weekend, the target countries’ effort to intercept them was accompanied by an equally vigorous effort to reassure residents,

By Alexander Cornwell March 12 (Reuters) - Bloomberg has told employees based in the Gulf, including at its Dubai regional headquarters, they can temporarily relocate and work from outside the region,

As Hormuz chokes and defence costs soar, Gulf states absorb crippling financial fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran.

Officials say Iran’s retaliatory attacks in the Middle East over strikes from Israel and the U.S. have left some of America’s partners in the Gulf frustrated over a lack of notice or adequate defense.

The United States is sending a 2,500-strong Marine expeditionary force to the Middle East, a U.S. official said, as President Donald Trump declared he would end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran "when I feel it in my bones.