The vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane is expected to reopen on Friday after nearly four months, following the signing of a U.S.-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war.

A US-Iran deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz could ease the global energy crunch, but oil prices and supplies may take months to stabilize as shipping restarts…

Shipping groups warned Monday it was too soon to safely resume sailing through the Strait of Hormuz following US and Iranian promises that the trade route would reopen under their…