After months of conflict with Iran and a near-complete disruption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, one question remains unanswered: where are the mines? We examine the conflicting claims ...

Amid a fragile and increasingly strained ceasefire, fresh concerns are emerging over maritime security in one of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints. Reports now suggest that Iran may have ...

The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most vital shipping routes and a chokepoint for about one-fifth of the world's oil, is becoming a flashpoint in the Iran war as explosive-laden boats have ...

Any Iranian mining of the key shipping lane, as its forces did in the 1980s, would be a nightmare for Western demining teams — Sahar AL ATTAR Tehran is seeking to choke the vital Strait of Hormuz to ...