blockade
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Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran remained open to negotiations with the US but added that "breach of commitments, blockade and threats are main obstacles to genuine negotiations".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“The blockade, if it only applies to the actual ports, can’t possibly encompass all of the supply chain of the oil, because naturally things are moving through ship-to-ship transfers,” Diakun said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Both main contracts rose more than one percent Friday, having advanced around three percent the day before, with Iran refusing to join talks while the US blockade remained in place.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Speaking at a White House event on Thursday, he said the blockade was "100% effective" and Iran is "getting no business".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Germany was incapable now of defending itself, and the continuing Allied blockade of German ports was causing increasing misery.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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