After meeting with President Biden, the Swiss foreign minister, referencing the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement with Iran (SHTA), indicated that “the trouble is it hasn’t been used enough, and why? Because there are transfers of funds that still require approval, and I think on this the U.S. is willing to accelerate their decisions so that this channel can be used to its full effect”. He also said that Switzerland “is always ready to provide help for prisoner exchanges, especially for countries where it plays the role of a protecting power”.