blockade
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The US also intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship for the first time in the conflict, after it tried to get through the blockade on Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The U.S. hasn’t revealed if U.S. forces found anything of interest on board and it isn’t clear why the 965-foot ship tried to slip through the blockade or what it was carrying.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The blockade is making things worse, with Russian and Canadian airlines suspending flights to Cuba after the government said it was running out of jet fuel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
“It must have been worth the risk to try to run the blockade, but they chose poorly,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Cleopatra urged Mark Antony to run the blockade and break through to freedom.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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