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international merchant

noun as in importer

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“What we need is a Houthi decision to stop attacking international merchant ships. Period,” Cooper said.

While China does not harass international merchant shipping in the Taiwan Strait, it is frequently angered when warships of the U.S. and its allies transit the strait.

Last year, Washington and its allies blamed Iran for attacking international merchant vessels and what they said was the illegal seizure of a British tanker.

From Reuters

Washington proposed the naval mission after several attacks took place in May and June on international merchant vessels, including Saudi tankers, in Gulf waters which the United States blamed on Iran.

From Reuters

Several international merchant vessels have been attacked in the Gulf this year in incidents that have rocked world commodity trading.

From Reuters

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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