blockade
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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
U.S. forces seized the MV Touska containership in the Gulf of Oman, disabling its propulsion after it violated a blockade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The U.S. has previously turned back more than 20 Iranian ships that left Iranian ports and sought to steam past the blockade, but this is the first known episode in which force has been used.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Iran said it would stay closed until the US ended its naval blockade.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
A blockade, like an air strike, was an act of war.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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