Leading European nations, Japan and Canada issued a joint statement ​on Thursday saying they were ready to join appropriate efforts to ‌ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and ​would take...

The U.S. military is deploying a large amphibious assault ship with thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, as Iran's new supreme l...

Iran has ground to a halt nearly all traffic in the waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the rest of the globe's oceans, shutting down a critical path for the world's flow of oil.

President Trump said that China and Japan along with NATO allies should help with efforts to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, which Iranian threats have effectively closed to commerce.

South Korea has signaled it is willing to participate in international efforts to ensure safe and free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, its foreign ministry said.