blockade
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Before the blockade, the Iranian navy routed ships north of the normal channel for transiting the waterway, saying it was needed to avoid mines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Ships leaving from Iranian ports would be the main targets of the blockade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Ship-tracking data analysed by BBC Verify showed that at least four Iran-linked shipping vessels had crossed the Strait of Hormuz despite the blockade.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
US Central Command had said the blockade would target "vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas".
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Germany was incapable now of defending itself, and the continuing Allied blockade of German ports was causing increasing misery.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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