Iran spent years stockpiling weapons that could be used to paralyze traffic on one of the world’s most important oil passageways. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains how Iran’s mines, missiles, drones and ...

The 19th-century science fiction novel Frankenstein explores the idea of combining artificial materials with human body components, purely as a matter of imagination. Two centuries later, such ...

Analysts expect only limited increase in shipping as vessels will still need to seek Iranian permission to transit Middle East crisis – live updates There will be no “mass exodus” of ships through the ...

The vessel caught fire and sustained damage, its owner said on Tuesday, adding that there was the potential for an oil spill in surrounding waters. On Monday, President Trump warned Iran that without ...

A French-owned ship has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, more than a month after the US-Israeli war with Iran effectively closed the vital transport route. The Malta-flagged container ship owned ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In a press conference, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the U.S. would ensure Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and hands over its enriched uranium. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Iran told ...

A police speed boat patrols the port as oil tankers and high speed crafts sit anchored at Muscat Anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz in Muscat, Oman, on March 30, 2026. A police speed boat patrols the ...

The president celebrated “a big day for World Peace” in a post-midnight Truth Social post and said the U.S. “will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz” while “big money” gets ...

A handful of vessels have crossed the crucial waterway since the U.S.-Iran truce began, but shipowners, insurers and others are wary of safe passage. By Peter Eavis and John Yoon There were few signs ...

As US president Donald Trump threatens to obliterate Iran’s energy infrastructure unless it reopens the Strait of Hormuz, a number of countries are now negotiating directly with Tehran to secure safe ...