blockade
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Caine told reporters the blockade "applies to all ships, regardless of nationality, heading into or from Iranian ports".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Iran’s response to the blockade has so far been muted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
At a Pentagon news conference on Thursday, America's most senior military officer Gen Dan Caine presented a map which showed a "blockade line" stretching from the eastern tip of Oman to Iran's border with Pakistan.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
He added that it was unlikely the blockade alone would force the regime to rapidly capitulate in talks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The United States defied the blockade with a massive airlift of supply planes that flew over Soviet forces and directly into Tempelhof Airport in the Western sector of Berlin.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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