by Sharon Zhang | Mar 20, 2026 | Defense Contractors, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, News, Spain, Switzerland, weapons manufacturers
Switzerland announced on Friday that it is halting the issuing of licenses for weapons exports to the U.S. amid its war on Iran, citing Swiss neutrality principles, a week after barring the use of its airspace to U.S. war flights. The country said that it would not authorize the export of weapons to countries involved in the war “for the duration of the conflict.
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by Sharon Zhang | Mar 10, 2026 | Defense Contractors, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, News, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth
The U.S. dropped nearly $6 billion worth of munitions on Iran in just the first two days of the U.S.-Israeli assault, officials say, giving a sense of the staggering scope of the carpet bombing campaign as the Trump administration sweeps aside affordability crises at home. Three U.S. officials told The Washington Post that the U.S. dropped $5.6 billion in the first two days of its…
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by Sharon Zhang | Nov 19, 2025 | Defense Contractors, Donald Trump, Lockheed Martin, Middle East, Mohammed bin Salman, News, Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump announced that he is naming Saudi Arabia as a “major non-NATO ally” on Tuesday, during a White House visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in which the leaders discussed major weapons deals that would allow the country to continue ravaging the Middle East. This means that Saudi Arabia will benefit from military and economic privileges that are not afforded to…
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