Taiwan no longer receives weapons from the United States, the cause of the war against Iran, says the Pentagon

The US Acting Minister of the Navy, Hung Cao, was questioned during a parliamentary hearing on a currently blocked acquisition of 14 billion dollars for Taà ̄wan that China considers as its territory. “For now, we’re taking a break to make sure we have the ammunition we need for the operation “Epic Fury” » launched on February 28 against Iran, he responded on this occasion. He assured that these were “ sufficient », ajoutant : « We just want to make sure we have everything we need, and then foreign military sales will resume when the administration deems it necessary.».

The spokesperson for the Taiwanese presidency, Karen Kuo, declared on Friday, May 22, for her part that there was “no information indicating that the United States intend to make adjustments to this arms sale HAS”. At the end of 2025, Washington approved the second arms sale to Taiwan since Donald Trump’s return to power. And this for a value of 11.1 billion dollars.

Cela dépend « from China »

But the president reserves his response regarding the continuation of the deliveries desired by Taipei. After his visite à Pékin Last week, Donald Trump declared that their pursuit “ depended on China » and decided «Âa very good negotiating assetHAS”. China considers Taiwan as one of its provinces, which it has failed to unify with the rest of its territory since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. It pleads for a peaceful solution while reserving the possibility of use force.

Washington is required to provide defensive weapons to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act, a law passed by the US Congress in 1979, following the recognition of the People’s Republic of China by the United States, but on the condition that the island does not declare independence. On Wednesday May 20, Donald Trump assured that he would speak to the Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te particularly on the subject of arms sales, a conversation which would break with four decades of diplomatic protocol and which Beijing has denounced in advance.

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