regime
Example Sentences
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Iran maintained what Lloyd’s List Intelligence called a tollbooth regime over the Strait of Hormuz as diplomatic efforts didn’t generate any tangible results.
From MarketWatch
In a matter of hours, the Pentagon ordered ground troops to Iran, and US negotiators sent the Iranian regime a new 15-point peace plan.
From BBC
With the internet blocked by the regime she struggles to maintain contact.
From BBC
Although Iran has never ratified the convention, "the transit passage regime is widely regarded as part of customary international law," Marco Roscini, international law professor at Westminster Law School, told AFP.
From Barron's
Part three is about incentives, such as reduced sanctions and assurances that the U.S. won’t seek regime change.
From Barron's
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