blockade
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The U.S. blockade aims to prevent maritime traffic attempting to enter and leave Iranian ports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Iranian crude had been helping ease the market in meeting demand so far, Handjani told AFP, warning the blockade now threatens that fragile balance.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Prices jumped eight percent to above $100 a barrel Monday in early Asian trading -- just hours after the blockade was announced.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The blockade would possibly remove around two million barrels of oil which Iran has continued to ship through the strait each day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The moral aspects of the military blockade as a weapon in times of peace had been bothering me.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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