Oil prices in the U.S. and the rest of the world were diverging Friday. That’s unusual, but the bigger picture is that prices ...

The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil choke point, with around 20% of the world’s oil flowing through it ...

Commentators have warned the Iran-Israel conflict could set off World War 3, but markets have reacted with a shrug. Why?

"By making this adjustment, we observe that prices tend to stay high for a few months, generally 6 months (excluding the first Gulf War in 1990) or around 4 months (including the first Gulf War), ...

A decade ago, the rest of the Middle East had nearly as much economic reason to fear Iran as it did militarily.

A collision between two oil tankers just east of the world's most critical oil choke point, the Strait of Hormuz, could bring ...

Iran is predominantly Shia Muslim, making up about 90 percent of the population, while Sunni Muslims and other Muslim sects ...

Oil prices jumped almost 3% on Thursday as a week-old air war between Israel and Iran escalated and uncertainty about potential US involvement kept investors on edge. Brent crude futures settled up $2 ...

China, which depends on Iran for oil and to counter American influence, has a lot to lose from a wider war. But there’s not ...

Crude oil prices have extended gains for a third consecutive week due to escalating conflict in the Middle East and increased ...

According to the newspaper, Iran has an opportunity to install mines in the Strait of Hormuz, which will leave US warships isolated in the Persian Gulf ...

The U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for July - which did not settle on Thursday as it was a U.S. holiday and expires on ...