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US pauses Taiwan arms sales:** Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao [told a Senate hearing](/news/2026/5/22/us-pausing-14bn-arms-sale-to-taiwan-due-to-iran-war-navy-chief-says
US pausing $14bn arms sale to Taiwan due to Iran war, navy chief says A top United States military official has said Washington is pausing a $14bn arms sale to Taiwan to conserve munitions
US arms sales to Taiwan have been put on “pause” to ensure its military has enough munitions for its Iran operations, according to Washington’s acting navy secretary
arms sales to **Taiwan** have been [“paused” to ensure](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/22/us-arms-sales-taiwan-pause-iran-war-says-acting-navy-chief) the US military has enough munitions for its Iran operations, according to Washington’s acting navy secretary
Secretary Scott Bessent have stepped up their calls for China to use its influence to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil supply flowed before