blockade
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Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran remained open to negotiations with the US but added that "breach of commitments, blockade and threats are main obstacles to genuine negotiations".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“In Russia,” she observed, “whether there is a blockade or not . . . a person is always under siege.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Both main contracts rose more than one percent Friday, having advanced around three percent the day before, with Iran refusing to join talks while the US blockade remained in place.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Central Command, which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, said it also had intercepted two other Iranian-flagged ships—the Hero II and the Hedy—that had tried to breach the blockade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Even though Haupt had earned two medals on his voyage for spotting a British naval blockade and warning the ship to run past it safely, Haupt and Wergin weren't allowed to leave the freighter.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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