US navy official says arm sales to Taiwan put on 'pause', citing war on Iran

US navy official says arm sales to Taiwan put on 'pause', citing war on Iran The acting US navy secretary said that arm sales to Taiwan has been put on hold to ensura that the military has enough weapons for operations in Iran. During a congressional hearing regarding the stalled $14 billion weapons purchase by Taiwan, Hung Cao said that Washington is "doing a pause in order to make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury - which we have plenty". "But, we're just making sure we have everything, then the foreign military sales will continue when the administration deems necessary," he added.