U.S. Navy official says Taiwan arms sales on ‘pause’ over Iran war; Taiwan claims no information from U.S.

Taiwan’s presidential office said on Friday (May 22, 2026) it had not received any information about ?the U.S. adjusting military sales, after a senior U.S. ?official suggested there was a pause due to ?the need to have enough arms for ?the war with Iran. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, has been waiting for the U.S. to ?approve a new arms sale package which Reuters has reported could be worth up ?to $14 billion. However, U.S. President Donald Trump said ?following ?a summit with China’s Xi Jinping in ?Beijing last week that he was undecided on whether to…