Amid rising tensions with the US, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has increased its military presence in the Persian ...
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, is rarely far from the center of global tensions. A ...
The islands, he noted, dominate the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint for 30% of global seaborne oil trade—and serve as “Iran’s point of dominance over the Persian Gulf’s entrance and exit routes.” ...