Iran has been accused of littering the Strait of Hormuz with mines as the key oil route becomes a battleground in its war with the US and Israel.

Oil prices spiked again on Thursday morning after Iran ramped up its strikes on infrastructure in the Gulf and as the International Energy Agency said the conflict has caused a historic disruption of ...

Of the handful of tankers that have braved the crossing, around half belong to a so-called shadow fleet — meaning they are carrying sanctioned oil from Iran, Russia or Venezuela — according to Lloyd’s...