free passage

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This aimed to cut off Iran’s oil revenue and compel it to meet demands for free passage through the strait and concessions on its nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“Everything depends on the strait being open” to the free passage of oil, gas and fertilizer components, he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

After a meeting last week, G7 foreign ministers said it was an "absolute necessity" for Iran to re-establish free passage through the strait and called for an end to attacks on civilian infrastructure.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Ibrahima Bah is accused of steering the boat in return for free passage on it.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

The Germans had demanded free passage through neutral Belgium in order to attack France.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman