United States embargo against Cuba
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A United States embargo has prevented U . businesses and citizens from conducting trade or commerce with Cuban interests since 1960. Modern diplomatic relations are cold, stemming from historic conflict and divergent political ideologies. U . economic sanctions against Cuba are comprehensive and impact all sectors of the Cuban economy. It is the most enduring trade embargo in modern history. The U . government influences extraterritorial trade with Cuba. The embargo has faced international condemnation for its adverse impact on Cubans, including by the United Nations who have formally condemned it intermittently since 1992. The U . government first launched an arms embargo against Cuba in 1958, with their energy and agricultural sectors targeted in 1960. Following the Cuban Revolution, there were nationalizations and a trade war between the two countries. The U . began a violent campaign of terrorism and sabotage against civilians and military targets in Cuba in March 1960. In October the Cuban government responded with seizure of American economic assets, including oil refineries. The U . retaliated with a total embargo on Cuban trade, with exceptions for food and medicine. The U . government massively escalated its terrorism campaign in Cuba from November 1961, known as the Cuban Project. Cuba held nuclear missiles for the Soviet Union during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which resulted in the U . fully blockading the island. The embargo was loosened during the Cuban thaw from 2015 to 2017, but was tightened sharply again thereafter. The embargo is enforced mainly through the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Cuban Assets Control Regulations of 1963, the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, the Helms–Burton Act of 1996, and the Trade Sanction Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Relations remain tense due to stark differences on immigration, counterterrorism, civil and political rights, human rights, electoral interference, disinformation campaigns, humanitarian aid, trade policy, financial claims, U . foreign policy, and Cuban foreign policy.