blockade
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The blockade would possibly remove around two million barrels of oil which Iran has continued to ship through the strait each day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Saudi Arabia is pressing the U.S. to end its Strait of Hormuz blockade, fearing Iran could retaliate by disrupting the Bab al-Mandeb shipping route.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron of France said their countries won’t join the U.S. in enforcing a blockade of the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Navy’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking service Kpler said Monday External link.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
The German army’s blockade of the city of Leningrad, which had begun on September 8, 1941, finally ended in its defeat there on January 27, 1944.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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