blockade
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Designed to prevent ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports, the blockade also makes it much harder for Iran to sell its oil and collect tolls in the strait.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Because a blockade is recognized in international law as an act of war, governments more often characterize their efforts to isolate an adversary as sanctions, embargoes or quarantines that suggest narrower goals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
You can’t blockade a reactor that only needs to be refueled every 18 months.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
In less than 36 hours since the blockade was implemented, U.S. forces have completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Germany and its ally Austria-Hungary did not fare as well under the British blockade.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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