DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States and its allies are preparing for naval exercises in the Gulf energy export hub that will include minesweeping and escorting commercial ships in a region where Iran is seen as a threat both to trade and security. Full story
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates criticized on Monday a visit by Iranian lawmakers to Gulf islands near the Strait of Hormuz at the center of a territorial dispute between the two countries, who are both trade partners and strategic rivals. Full story
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's rulers can breathe a sigh of relief after a prized Formula One race went off largely unhindered by unrest, but in villages beyond the well-protected Grand Prix bubble simmering communal tensions still pose a stubborn challenge to stability. Full story
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States and its allies will stage a naval exercise in the Gulf in May to practise minesweeping and escorting ships, the U.S. Navy said on Monday, a maneuver likely to be seen in the region as guarding against a potential threat from Iran. Full story
MUSCAT (Reuters) - Oman's Sultan Qaboos pardoned on Friday all dissidents jailed for defaming the ruler or taking part in protests, in the latest effort to defuse unrest inspired by Arab uprisings elsewhere. Full story
DUBAI (Reuters) - The naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has held exercises to test new equipment and battle tactics in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported on Sunday. Full story
A collision between an oil tanker and a U.S. Navy missile destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz left the Navy ship with a gaping hole in its hull. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.
A Navy ship opened fire on a boat that appeared to pose a threat, and a there is a new UAE oil pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, with CNBC's Tyler Mathisen and Sharon Epperson.
MSNBC’s Alex Wagner and the NOW panel discuss Mitt Romney’s planned trip to Israel, as a new round of sanctions against Iran takes effect and the U.S. continues to strengthen its military presence in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's Parliamentary Committee has decided to draft a bill that would stop oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, reports CNBC's Sharon Epperson.
Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee is drafting a bill that threatens to cut off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with CNBC's Sharon Epperson. Oil is still down on the day as weaker U.S. economic data appears to trump the Irania...
Sailors rest on the catwalk as they wait to refuel a helicopter on board the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it patrols the Arabian Gulf during a Strait of Hormuz transit February 14, 2012. Picture taken February 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh
An Iranian long-range shore-to-sea missile called Qader is launched during Velayat-90 war game on Sea of Oman's shore near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran Jan. 2, 2012.
An Iranian long-range shore-to-sea missile called Qader is launched during Velayat-90 war game on Sea of Oman's shore near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran January 2, 2012. REUTERS/Jamejamonline/Ebrahim Norouzi/Handout
A Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopter flies near the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a transit through the Strait of Hormuz, in this February 14, 2012, file photo. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh/Files
