Swiss Defence Minister
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Announced the arms export ban and airspace restrictions
Switzerland sold $119 million in arms to the United States last year, making the US its second-largest weapons customer. On March 20, 2026, the Swiss government shut the door on all new orders—and closed its airspace to US military flights tied to the war in Iran. The decision, rooted in Switzerland's 200-year-old tradition of permanent neutrality and its War Materiel Act, formalized a freeze that had been in effect since the conflict began on February 28.
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