blockade
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This brought hope that the agency might reverse its drug rejections and end its blockade on accelerated approvals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The US also imposed its own blockade on Iranian ports.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
The U.S. blockade of the strait drowned out any negative market impact from the move.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Framed as a humanitarian mission to help ships and starving crews locked up in the Strait against their will, this was also a tactical move to break the Iranian blockade and restore energy flows.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
There was one other option to consider: a blockade.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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