The Swiss Federal Council rejected two requests for overflights from US military aircraft on Saturday following the geopolitical conflict in Iran.
Two flights scheduled to depart yesterday were rejected based on Swiss neutrality laws that prohibit the use of its airspace for military activities in the Middle East.
However, Switzerland approved three other requests involving a maintenance flight on March 17 and two transport aircraft flights on March 15.
The Federal Council explained that any future requests will be approved if they involve humanitarian or medical purposes that are not related to military operations.
Tensions in the Middle East have been rising since the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran on February 28.
So far, 1,300 Iranians, including Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have been reported killed in the attack.
Switzerland's action is seen as a smart, systematic step in curbing the US's continued threat to Iran.
