merchant

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Born in 1962 in Tehran to an affluent conservative merchant family, Araghchi was in the streets backing the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The IMO council said in its declaration that members "strongly condemned the threats and attacks against vessels and purported closure of the Strait... by Iran, adversely affecting merchant and commercial vessels".

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

On the threat to merchant ships, Trump projected uncertainty.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

In the meantime, could allies be persuaded to send ships to escort merchant vessels through the vital waterway?

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The two men stayed in the lavish home of businessman and merchant Robert Morris, the man who had helped finance the American Revolution.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis