Gasoline prices are rising largely because of the Iran war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf. The waterway off Iran’s coast, now effectively closed,

Meanwhile, Iran took credit for attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. gas prices reached a national average of $3.59 a gallon.

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - Iran has deployed about a dozen mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two sources familiar with the matter said, in a move likely to complicate the reopening of the narrow waterway,

The war with Iran widened on Wednesday as commercial vessels came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran threatened oil traffic through the waterway and Iranian officials said the country’s new supreme leader had been wounded in earlier U.S. and Israeli strikes.

Iran is using smaller crafts to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials said.

Iran has allowed India-flagged tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to a report by NDTV.

The possibility of sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz is raising danger levels in the economically critical waterway and causing ripples around the globe. The U.S. claims it “eliminated” 16 mine-laying vessels on Tuesday,

Iran may not have a nuclear weapon—but it controls the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s why this narrow waterway could become Tehran’s most powerful strategic weapon.

Iran has continued to ship crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz to China even as the war between U.S.-Israel and Iran has disrupted broader energy supplies via the waterway.

In a big relief for New Delhi amid a worsening global energy crisis, Iran has allowed India-flagged tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran attacked commercial ships across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oil-rich region as global energy concerns mounted.