blockade
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The blockade is set to drain more oil from a tight market, prolong the squeeze on other key commodities flowing through the strait and inject significant uncertainty into the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Prices jumped eight percent to above $100 a barrel Monday in early Asian trading -- just hours after the blockade was announced.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The blockade would possibly remove around two million barrels of oil which Iran has continued to ship through the strait each day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Iranian crude had been helping ease the market in meeting demand so far, Handjani told AFP, warning the blockade now threatens that fragile balance.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
In the waters east of Cuba, the commanders of the Soviet submarines knew Kennedy’s blockade would bring a massive U.S. naval presence to the area.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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