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US arms sales to Taiwan on ‘pause’ due to Iran war, says acting navy chief

Lai Ching-te](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/trump-taiwan-president-china-relations) – a bold move that Taipei has said it is open

‘Makes no sense’: experts doubt pause in US arms sale to Taiwan is due to Iran war

Lai Ching-te, was another break from decades of diplomatic protocol. No sitting US president