Embargoes are considered strong diplomatic measures imposed in an effort, by the imposing country, to elicit a given national-interest result from the country on which it is imposed.

Where does the US have embargoes?

Combined, the Treasury Department, the Commerce Department and the State Department list embargoes against 29 countries or territories: Afghanistan, Belarus, Burundi, Central African Republic, China (PR), Côte d'Ivoire, Crimea Region, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, ...

What does it mean when a product is embargoed?

TM: An embargo is a product announcement, product demo or product review unit shared with journalists before the announcement goes public. ... If you've ever wondered why every tech-news outlet seems to publish a product announcement or review on the exact same day and time, the answer is embargoes.