territorial waters

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This means routing through Iran’s territorial waters, working out a toll and paying the extortion money in Chinese yuan or cryptocurrency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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

Sri Lanka said an Iranian navy frigate with 180 crew was sinking just outside the island's territorial waters.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Herath said the ship was outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Now it is precisely in the territorial waters of the British American provinces that the vast schools of mackerel and herring strike.

From The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by MacMechan, Archibald