A video posted by the U.S. Central Command showed munitions striking nine vessels, most of which were moored at the time. Whether any mines have been laid in Gulf waters was unclear.

Amid concerns that Iran plans to choke off the world’s access to oil, the U.S. military said Tuesday that its forces had attacked 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near a major oil ...

A new peer-reviewed study published in Communications Earth & Environment says an abrupt northward shift in the Gulf Stream could serve as a potential early warning sign of a future collapse of the ...

Scientists have identified the ominous 'red flags' that hint that a key ocean current is nearing collapse.

Follow live NBC News coverage and latest updates as the Iran war hits oil prices, Iran vows to block the Strait of Hormuz and ...

Changes in the Gulf Stream, a strong ocean current in the Atlantic, could serve as an early warning of the imminent collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). The AMOC is a ...

Fans praise the BTS rapper after he acknowledged those fasting during Ramadan SUGA, a member of South Korean K-pop band BTS, poses for photographers ahead of a press conference to introduce their new ...

As missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk in the energy-rich but arid region. O ...

One ballistic missile and six drones hit UAE territory on Thursday, said the nation's Defense Ministry, as Iran launched a ...

Whoever controls the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran, controls nothing less than the sole maritime gateway for most of the Persian Gulf’s oil riches to the world.

From the moment the first Iranian missiles appeared in the sky over the Persian Gulf this past weekend, the target countries’ ...