blockade
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It followed a series of skirmishes centered on U.S. efforts to enforce its blockade of Iranian ports and Tehran’s actions to keep shipping through the Strait of Hormuz bottled up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
US forces have disabled eight vessels and redirected 134 others since initiating the blockade on 13 April, according to Centcom.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
He claimed that the blockade had halted Iranian business and prevented it from paying military wages, while still allowing other countries to export "lots of oil."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
How did the timing work out, considering the recent blockade?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Even though Haupt had earned two medals on his voyage for spotting a British naval blockade and warning the ship to run past it safely, Haupt and Wergin weren't allowed to leave the freighter.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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The American Civil War
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