blockade
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Central Command reported Tuesday that “no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around” on day one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,” U.S.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
International pressure on the U.S. to end the blockade is mounting.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
It is instead aiming to blockade Iran's Gulf ports by operating its navy in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean, rather than risk its vessels close to Iran's coast.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Seven feet by four and made of stainless steel, it would be the perfect blockade.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing blockade
The American Civil War
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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