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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

As Iran tries to withstand US sanctions, Washington's "Operation Economic Outcast" and a naval blockade on its ports, Pezeshkian pressed for deeper economic ties with Brics members, including Malaysia, India and Ethiopia.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has relied on the Red Sea ever since Iran's Hormuz blockade choked off its shipments via the Gulf.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Growth was limited, however, as production in OPEC’s de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, was constrained by threats to its key export routes, while a U.S. naval blockade strangled Iranian shipments from the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

There, Horace Hunley and his partners intended to operate the submarine as a privateer, helping the Confederacy break the blockade the North had placed on Southern ports.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Kirchner, one of them, wanted to engage in acts of civil disobedience, such as blockades of OpenAI’s offices, to bring more attention to the cause, according to Elmore and others in the group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 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

"Bolivians cannot continue to be hostages of blockades that prevent working, studying, receiving medical attention, supplying themselves, and bringing sustenance to their homes," he said in a social media post on Saturday.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

We were trying to outwit Death on this trip, rise above it, penetrate the blockades it put up between us and May.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

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

The strait, an important conduit for oil and gas shipments, was blockaded by Iran for much of the war, sending shockwaves through global energy markets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

Iran has blockaded the waterway since the war began.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

The government, which has been flying food into the capital since May 10, announced it will seek to open blockaded highways around La Paz on Tuesday for a six-hour period to establish a "humanitarian corridor."

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Leningrad, Russia’s old capital, was under attack and had been blockaded by the German army since September 8, 1941.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

A military plan for blockading the Strait of Hormuz has been sitting on the shelves at U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 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