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

<p>While approval is due soon for $14bn deal, actual deliveries to Taiwan are years away – making ‘Operation Epic Fury’ in the Gulf an unlikely cause</p><p>The Trump administration’s war against Iran should have no impact on arms sales to Taiwan, experts have said, after a US official suggested a pause in the delivery of a key weapons package was due to the Gulf conflict.</p><p>Analysts told the Guardian that a $14bn arms package left in limbo after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/what-was-achieved-trump-xi-summit-beijing">Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping</a> could take up to six years to process, and there was a “low likelihood” of any true connection between events in Iran and weapons delivery to Taiwan.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/us-arms-sales-to-taiwan-pause-unlikely-due-to-iran-war-experts">Continue reading...</a>