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US Central Command also said it had "redirected" three vessels trying to circumvent the blockade since it went back into effect amid renewed fighting.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

“The impact of the blockade will be similar to the U.S. blockade in April,” said Homayoun Falakshahi, head of crude oil analysis at Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

A renewed US blockade on Iranian ports was imposed on Tuesday evening, which stops vessels from transiting to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the renewed US blockade "has, in a way, dismantled the Islamabad memorandum", referring to the interim deal reached last month to halt hostilities and pursue peace talks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Missy surged into motion, her tail thrashing back and forth furiously, propelling them toward the blockade with dizzying speed.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Iran, Russia and North Korea have all built elaborate apparatuses to skirt financial blockades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

The blockades, led by miners, farmers and indigenous groups, are part of protests which started at the end of April.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

He backed a law paving the way for a state of emergency which would authorize military deployment to repress the movement and clear the blockades.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Ending the dueling blockades in the deal’s first phase would help the global economy, and especially Iran’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

She wasn’t sure what the mosasaurus was capable of, though she’d heard of them being used to ram warships during the naval blockades down south.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

But Brent and US benchmark West Texas Intermediate retreated more than two percent Wednesday on renewed hopes a deal to reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz was on track.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries one-fifth of global oil output, remains largely blockaded as a stop-start US-Iran peace process unfolds, dealing a blow to Gulf exporters and sending energy prices soaring.

From Barron's ● May 27, 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

After peace talks collapsed, the U.S. blockaded Iranian ports with warships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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

"I don't understand how blockading the strait is going to somehow push the Iranians into opening it. I don't get the connection there."

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

It is blockading energy shipments and supplies for fertilizer and manufacturing and threatening theme parks and cultural sites worldwide through its proxy network.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

Hundreds of truck drivers began blockading freight border crossings across several Balkan countries on Monday, demanding changes to the European Union visa system that restricts their time in the bloc.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 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