blockaded

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Iran has blockaded the waterway since the war began.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio insisted on Tuesday that the blockaded strait would reopen "one way or the other".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The joint statement agreed that dialogue and diplomacy were "the only viable option to resolve conflicts", and it called for waterways, including the blockaded strait, to be protected.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

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

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