Swiss government suspends arms exports to US
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Due to the war in Iran, the Swiss government is no longer authorising any new arms exports to the United States. Existing licences and exports of other goods will be regularly reviewed by a group of experts. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The government made its decision at its meeting on Friday. It based its decision on Switzerland's neutrality and the provisions of the War Materiel Act. "The export of war materiel to countries involved in the international armed conflict with Iran cannot be authorised for the duration of the conflict," the government wrote in a statement. Defence Minister Martin Pfister said the Swiss government did not fear a backlash from US President Donald Trump. The government's application of the law of neutrality comes as no surprise to foreign countries, Pfister said at a press conference on the 2026 Armed Forces Dispatch in Bern in response to questions from journalists. "The US knows the maxims of Swiss foreign policy." In ...