naval
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Early signs are that after years of dodging restrictions, the Iranian shadow fleet may have met its match in the U.S. naval blockade—its ships now appear unable to leave the Persian Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
On March 5, Sri Lanka took control of the Iranian naval vessel, Irins Bushehr, after it had requested to dock at one of country's ports after one of its engines malfunctioned.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
It isn’t clear at this stage how big a naval presence will be required to do this.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
This dynamic was expected to disappear once the Strait of Hormuz disruption was resolved, but that timeline has become “increasingly uncertain following the newly announced U.S. naval blockade,” he added.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
At that time there was not a single telescope in the whole of the Netherlands capable of 20X magnification—and yet the Dutch had plenty of fine telescopes perfectly adequate for military and naval use.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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