U.S. Wheat Sales Inc. has a contract with Zambia to supply 1,000,000 bushels of wheat. Before shipment, the U.S. government put an embargo on the sale of wheat to Zambia. U.S. Wheat cannot ship. In a legal action:

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The doctrine of impossibility of performance excuses a party from performing under a contract when it becomes impossible to do so due to circumstances beyond their control. In this case, the embargo on the sale of wheat to Zambia is a circumstance beyond U.S. Wheat's control, and therefore they will be excused from performance. Option A is incorrect because U.S. Wheat is not at fault for the non-performance. Option B is incorrect because it would be impossible for U.S. Wheat to get wheat from other sources if there is an embargo on sale to Zambia. Option D is incorrect because there is a valid legal option available - the doctrine of impossibility of performance - which can be invoked.

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