blockade
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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
At a Pentagon news conference on Thursday, America's most senior military officer Gen Dan Caine presented a map which showed a "blockade line" stretching from the eastern tip of Oman to Iran's border with Pakistan.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Naval blockade means for other critical international waterways, like the Strait of Malacca in Asia, Gan said.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
“When the agreement is signed, the blockade ends,” the president told reporters in Phoenix.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The United States defied the blockade with a massive airlift of supply planes that flew over Soviet forces and directly into Tempelhof Airport in the Western sector of Berlin.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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