The recently concluded conflict between Iran and Israel—with twelve days of open hostilities—was not merely a battle between ...

Iran could withhold security commitments if European states invoke a U.N. mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on ...

Iranian lawmaker warns that the Islamic Republic could end regional security cooperation if European states trigger the UN snapback mechanism to reimpose sanctions.

Iran threatens to withhold regional security commitments if Europe invokes a UN mechanism to reimpose sanctions. This comes ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted a pair of Arab Gulf leaders at the White House on Wednesday as violence ...

Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane handling 20% of global petroleum demand, in response to ...

The US military is sending forces to the Persian Gulf in response to Iran's seizure of oil tankers. The deployments have been compared to a US operation in 1987-1988 to defend tankers from Iranian ...

The Persian Gulf has been widely known by that name since the 16th century, although usage of “Gulf of Arabia” and “Arabian Gulf” is dominant in many countries in the Middle East.

The Persian Gulf crisis has not ignited a major price spike, thanks to growing oil production in the U.S. and a slowing in overall demand. By Stanley Reed So far, this isn’t your typical oil ...

Veiled beneath the Persian Gulf, a once-fertile landmass may have supported some of the earliest humans outside Africa some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago, a new review of research suggests.