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blockade

[blo-keyd] / blɒˈkeɪd /


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The blockade came into force on Monday, a day after peace talks between the US and Iran broke down in Pakistan.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The blockade comes after weekend peace talks in Pakistan faltered.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Brent crude closed Monday at $99.36 a barrel as the U.S. began a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Prices jumped eight percent to above $100 a barrel Monday in early Asian trading -- just hours after the blockade was announced.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 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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