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I think they are satisfied with maintaining the blockade and with allowing some periodic targeting against Iran's capability to upset the shipping lane in the strait.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Apart from military strikes and the blockade, Mr. Trump could use the resource he always has aplenty: words.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Central Command said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Under the U.S. blockade, Iran’s shipments of crude and condensate fell to roughly 280,000 barrels a day in May, from over 2.2 million in February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I tried going around back, but he shuffled sideways, arms out, doing this blockade dance sort of thing so I couldn’t get by.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Iran’s oil exports have been greatly reduced after the U.S. imposed naval blockades of Iranian ports, though it is unclear how long that will remain the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

When the capital came under siege by Islamist fighters, they managed to impose a partial blockade there and total blockades elsewhere including the city of Ségou.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Kirchner, one of them, wanted to engage in acts of civil disobedience, such as blockades of OpenAI’s offices, to bring more attention to the cause, according to Elmore and others in the group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

In recent years it has stepped up military drills near Taiwan, including simulating blockades on the island.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

We were trying to outwit Death on this trip, rise above it, penetrate the blockades it put up between us and May.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

Overshadowing the days before the tournament are thousands of protesting teachers, who have blockaded highways and led the government to cordon off the historic Zocalo square with metal barricades.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

“Our commerce in the Mediterranean was blockaded; and that of the Atlantic in peril,” Jefferson wrote External link in his message to Congress on Dec. 8, 1801.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Trump has said his priorities for any deal include stopping Iran from any nuclear weapon development and re-opening the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

A pipeline from the oilfields of Abu Dhabi runs to Fujairah, allowing limited amounts of crude to be loaded on to tankers and shipped to world markets despite the strait being effectively blockaded.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

“What is there to buy in Biafra? They have blockaded us kpam-kpam.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

ICE reported a half-dozen arrests outside the facility after masked agents used force against protestors who they said were blockading the entrances to the facility.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

It added that the "the naval blockade, according to the reported framework, would also need to be fully lifted within 30 days", referring to the US blockading Iranian ports.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Instead, he sought a middle road by blockading Iran’s oil capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

A military plan for blockading the Strait of Hormuz has been sitting on the shelves at U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

The British believed that by blockading German shipping lanes and seaports, they could starve Germany into submission.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman