blockade
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Like a ticking clock, the administration’s hope is that pressure on Iran’s oil industry will increase the longer the blockade endures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“When the agreement is signed, the blockade ends,” the president told reporters in Phoenix.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The ships were not affected by the blockade because they did not report calling at Iranian ports.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
He added that it was unlikely the blockade alone would force the regime to rapidly capitulate in talks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
After four punishing wartime winters, the stranglehold of the Allied blockade was causing increasing hardship in Germany and growing demands for peace.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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