territorial

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Three Turkish nationals, including a serviceman, and three Qatari military personnel were killed when a helicopter crashed in Qatar's territorial waters, the Gulf country's defence ministry said.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

By forcing vessels to reroute, ships are entering Iran's territorial waters and Tehran's maritime rules, says Michelle Wiese Bockmann from Windward Maritime Analytics.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Also, CNN reported that 38 crew members were rescued after a suspected Iranian attack set two foreign tankers ablaze in Iraqi territorial waters, citing the head of Iraq’s ports company.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

“You are not going to get a decisive win in a war with Iran, given its territorial size, military capabilities and institutional structure,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Second, many species that live in herds for part of the year are territorial in the breeding season, when they fight and do not tolerate each other’s presence.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond