SWITZERLAND HAS SAID that it refused two US requests to fly over its territory yesterday in operations linked to the current war on Iran, citing its neutrality under international law.

“In total, two requests linked to the war in Iran were refused, while a maintenance flight and two requests for transport aircraft were approved” on Saturday, the government said in a statement.

US President Donald Trump fiercely criticised Britain at the start of the war for hesitating to let US forces use its bases, and later threatened Spain with trade measures for refusing to do so.

The two Swiss flight refusals concerned reconnaissance flights scheduled for today, the government said.

Today the Swiss government discussed military overflight requests from the US. Citing the law of neutrality, the Federal Council rejected two requests made in connection with the war in Iran. It decided to permit three flights. Details in DE/FR/IT: https://t.co/Dps46MlpBG

— Swiss Federal Government (@SwissGov) March 14, 2026

“The law of neutrality prohibits overflights by parties to a conflict for military purposes related to that conflict,” it said, citing the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Flights for humanitarian or medical purposes, including the transport of wounded people and flights unrelated to the conflict remain permitted, it said.

Switzerland has been officially recognised as a neutral country by the international community since 1815.