The Israeli military said that it was escalating ground attacks against Iran-backed Hezbollah. China and other nations reacted tepidly to President Trump’s call for warships to reopen the Strait of ...

Iran has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz to America and its allies, but the president’s earlier call for more naval reinforcements has gained little traction. The U.S. energy secretary, Chris ...

Beyond, up a gentle slope, looms Russia. Finns used to drive across here to fill up on half-price gasoline. That was before ...

Kharg Island, a scrubby stretch of land in the northern Gulf, handles almost all of Iran's crude exports and any attempt to ...