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Kill box
Designated zone for unrestricted targeting without further approval, now synonymous with the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
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#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Seven allies pledge words, not warships
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump frees Venezuela oil; Hormuz shut
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Greek Patriot battery fires at Yanbu
Iran Conflict 2026#41 17 Mar
Cleared on coast by GBU-72 bunker-buster strikes
Iran Conflict 2026: Bunker busters hit Hormuz coastal forts#38 15 Mar
Threatened with next-generation IRGC missiles held back
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC: our best missiles are still unused#38 15 Mar
Left open as Treasury allowed Iranian oil through deliberately
Iran Conflict 2026: US lets Iranian oil fund Iran's war#38 15 Mar
Remained unguarded as all five coalition members refused
Iran Conflict 2026: Every named ally refuses Hormuz escort#37 15 Mar
Used by Trump as leverage in Xi summit negotiations
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump ties Xi summit to Hormuz passage#37 15 Mar
Defended by zero nations 48 hours after Trump's call
Iran Conflict 2026: Zero pledges for Hormuz coalition#36 14 Mar
Mentioned in: One Greek owner runs Hormuz blockade
Iran Conflict 2026#35 14 Mar
Named by US Navy as Iranian pre-registered fire zone
Iran Conflict 2026: Navy calls Hormuz an Iranian kill box#35 14 Mar