sanctioned
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The attack took place hours after an Iranian warning to ships not to use routes that the regime hadn’t sanctioned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
In January, it also sanctioned Zedcex and Zanjani.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
One of the companies was sanctioned again last month for allegedly helping Iran attack U.S. military forces during the war.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
The clandestine fleet of more than 700 ageing tankers, usually of obscured ownership, is responsible for carrying 75% of Russia's sanctioned oil, according to the MoD.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Everything Mark had witnessed in the last week had been sanctioned by the acting government of the flare-inflicted world.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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