trade route
noun
1
: one of the sea-lanes ordinarily used by merchant ships
2
: a route followed by traders (as in caravans)
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Soon, there could be military boots on the ground crossing into the Islamic Republic of Iran from this terrain of fertile valleys, deep gorges and ancient Mesopotamian trade routes perched below the mountainous border dividing Iraq and Iran.
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Younes Mohammad, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Iran has retaliated against the United States and Israel with missiles and drones, targeting American military bases and other locations in Gulf Arab countries, disrupting trade routes, choking fuel supplies and threatening regional air traffic.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
The conflict is reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and diplomatic alliances.
—Jim Tankersley Christina Goldbaum Meaghan Tobin W.j. Hennigan, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei issued a fiery first public statement yesterday, vowing to keep blocking the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route and attacking Gulf states.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
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Younes Mohammad, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Iran has retaliated against the United States and Israel with missiles and drones, targeting American military bases and other locations in Gulf Arab countries, disrupting trade routes, choking fuel supplies and threatening regional air traffic.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
The conflict is reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and diplomatic alliances.
—Jim Tankersley Christina Goldbaum Meaghan Tobin W.j. Hennigan, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei issued a fiery first public statement yesterday, vowing to keep blocking the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route and attacking Gulf states.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Trade route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20route. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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