blockade
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Still, Iran has built a stockpile of oil outside the strait that could help it withstand a blockade for months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron of France said their countries won’t join the U.S. in enforcing a blockade of the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Watch the video above to see how the military vessels and aircraft in the region could be used to help enforce the blockade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
But a blockade could be tough to enforce, wrote Helima Croft, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets, in a note on Sunday.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
The German army’s blockade of the city of Leningrad, which had begun on September 8, 1941, finally ended in its defeat there on January 27, 1944.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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