US navy chief says $14bn arms sale to Taiwan paused due to Iran war

In the United States on 22 May 2026, the acting US Navy chief said that a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan is paused because of the Iran war. Several outlets reported that the US is pausing or postponing arms sales to Taiwan to save munitions for the Iran war, and Fox News described the pause as temporary. Taiwan said it has received no notification from the US of any pause to the planned sale.

Bangkok Post reported that Taiwanese people reacted to the uncertainty over US arms sales, and NZZ wrote about Trump's contradictory statements on weapons deliveries. Separately, Trump said the US-Israeli war on Iran will 'be over with soon', while Handelsblatt reported that the US is apparently considering further attacks on Iran.