trade embargo
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This is on top of a six-decade US trade embargo.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Shipments of basic necessities are possible due to an exemption to the US trade embargo on Cuba that allows for exchanges between family members.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
In the War of 1812, Congress authorized federal customs officers, then responsible for enforcing a trade embargo with England, to move shipowner claims against them to federal court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
In 1994, the U.S. lifted its trade embargo against Vietnam, and resumed diplomatic ties the following year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025
In the coming months, he would declare an oil embargo, freeze Japanese assets in America, and finally declare a total trade embargo.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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