blockade
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—In early European trading, Brent crude slipped 0.5% to $98.87 a barrel, while WTI was down 1.5% to $97.56 a barrel, though a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz keeps crude elevated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
U.S. stocks rose as the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz got under way and crude prices increased.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron of France said their countries won’t join the U.S. in enforcing a blockade of the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
He warned, however, that "if this war and this blockade last more than three months, we'll begin to face some serious supply issues," notably in jet fuel and diesel.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Troops on land stood by to engage Octavian’s army once Mark Antony’s ships broke through the blockade.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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