blockade
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While the U.S. military has the resources and the capabilities to execute such a blockade, current and former U.S. officials and analysts say that sustaining control of the waterway could be far more difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Global benchmark Brent crude oil rose above $US100 following the blockade announcement.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Last week's protests grew from slow-moving convoys on motorways and restricted access to Dublin's busiest streets, to a part blockade of Ireland's only oil refinery and restricted access to at least two other fuel depots.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Meanwhile, the blockade would tighten the already challenging supply-and-demand equation for the global oil market, threatening to drive prices sharply higher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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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