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He has slapped an oil blockade on the island and floated a “friendly takeover.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Sanctions produced the chronic condition, and the blockade brought in the acute shock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

While that truce collapsed in July, the two sides have opted for asymmetric tactics over the resumption of direct attacks, with the United States maintaining a full naval blockade of Iranian ports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

With the blockade of Ukraine's sea ports curbing grain exports, he said Ukraine's GDP would contract by 1.5%.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

After four punishing wartime winters, the stranglehold of the Allied blockade was causing increasing hardship in Germany and growing demands for peace.

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

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

The only blockades left are here in the Tropics of Cochabamba, which is highly disciplined.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

A: There is no reason to intervene, there are no blockades.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

She’d head straight out, and as we’d inch our way past the blockades, she’d give the rioters this look.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

The route has become key for Saudi oil since Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, a major route for Gulf shipments.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Settlers near Nablus since Sunday have blockaded Palestinian homes, including one owned by a US citizen, with residents saying they have been cut off from food and other supplies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Protesters have blockaded entry routes into La Paz, shops have shuttered for fear of violence, and food, medicine and fuel supplies are running low.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

Roads leading to La Paz continue to be blockaded by the protesters, causing shortages of food, medicine and fuel.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

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

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

Current missions include intercepting Iranian missiles, providing cover for commercial ships in the strait and blockading Iranian ports and coastal areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

Elsewhere, police dismantled a makeshift barrier erected by protesters blockading western Galway docks.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 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