blockade
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Only one Russian oil tanker has reached the country since the blockade was imposed.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The US has also enforced a naval blockade since 13 April, stopping all ships from travelling to or from Iranian ports.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Speaking at a rally on Friday, Trump said "we're like pirates" as he described an earlier helicopter raid on an oil tanker under the blockade.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
Naturally, there will be upsides to an extended blockade, too.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The United States, meanwhile, had become a major supplier of arms to the Allies—by this time, because of the blockade of German ports, the only available buyers.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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The American Civil War
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