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The U.S. also has put a naval blockade on Iran, stopping its oil shipments, as a pressure tactic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

A freight railroad from Tehran to Xi’an in eastern China has jumped from once-a-week journeys to every three or four days since the blockade started, according to the state-controlled Tehran Times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

While that truce collapsed in July, the two sides have opted for asymmetric tactics over the resumption of direct attacks, with the United States maintaining a full naval blockade of Iranian ports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

As Iran tries to withstand US sanctions, Washington's "Operation Economic Outcast" and a naval blockade on its ports, Pezeshkian pressed for deeper economic ties with Brics members, including Malaysia, India and Ethiopia.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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

Iran’s oil exports have been greatly reduced after the U.S. imposed naval blockades of Iranian ports, though it is unclear how long that will remain the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

A: There is no reason to intervene, there are no blockades.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

The only blockades left are here in the Tropics of Cochabamba, which is highly disciplined.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

In recent years it has stepped up military drills near Taiwan, including simulating blockades on the island.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

As we drove past the burning blockades, it felt like we were inside an oven.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

But Iran had effectively blockaded the key waterway, and just 25 nautical miles from Hormuz, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied permission for the vessel to proceed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Overshadowing the days before the tournament are thousands of protesting teachers, who have blockaded highways and led the government to cordon off the historic Zocalo square with metal barricades.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

The United States and Iran have observed a ceasefire since April 8 while mediators push for a negotiated settlement, although Tehran has imposed controls on Gulf shipping and Washington has blockaded Iran's ports.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

The government, which has been flying food into the capital since May 10, announced it will seek to open blockaded highways around La Paz on Tuesday for a six-hour period to establish a "humanitarian corridor."

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Leningrad, Russia’s old capital, was under attack and had been blockaded by the German army since September 8, 1941.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

ICE reported a half-dozen arrests outside the facility after masked agents used force against protestors who they said were blockading the entrances to the facility.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

Instead, he sought a middle road by blockading Iran’s oil capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

The blockading of "critical national infrastructure" had "resulted in fuel shortages that are directly impacting on emergency services such as hospitals, the ambulance service, and the fire service", he said.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

It is blockading energy shipments and supplies for fertilizer and manufacturing and threatening theme parks and cultural sites worldwide through its proxy network.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

The British believed that by blockading German shipping lanes and seaports, they could starve Germany into submission.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman