blockade
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Tankers that make it through the blockade can still be loaded, even if they remain trapped in the Gulf, stretching Iran’s tank-tops deadline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Central Command said that since the blockade went into effect on Monday, 14 ships “have turned around to comply with the blockade at the direction of American forces” in a post on X External link.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
You can’t blockade a reactor that only needs to be refueled every 18 months.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
The losses depend on several factors including how tight the U.S. blockade turns out to be, said Sara Vakhshouri, founder and president of consulting firm SVB Energy International.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
As the blockade of Germany caused increasing misery, a new German naval commander, Admiral Reinhard Scheer, lost patience.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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