Vienna, 2 April 2026 (dpa/MIA) - Austria has rejected all overflight requests by US military aircraft to the conflict region in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war, a Defence Ministry spokesman in Vienna told dpa on Thursday.

The reason was Austria's status as a neutral state, the spokesman said.

The spokesman did not say how many flights had been banned. Each US request to use Austrian airspace would be examined individually, he said.

Neutral Switzerland also denied overflight permission to two US reconnaissance aircraft in connection with the Iran war, the government in Bern said in mid-March. However, maintenance and transport flights in the context of the war were approved.

Spain has closed its airspace to all aircraft linked to the conflict. The government of the NATO state argues that the war by the United States and Israel against Iran violates international law.

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