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The Rest of the World Report | May 22, 2026 — Evening Edition
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WHAT THE IRAN WAR COST TAIWAN
On Thursday, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao sat before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and confirmed what Taiwan had not been told. The United States has paused its $14 billion arms package to Taiwan — the one that includes advanced missile defense systems, interceptors, F-16 Block 70 fighters, Patriot systems, and MK-48 torpedoes — because it needs those munitions for the Iran war.
“Right now we’re doing a pause in order to make sure we have the…
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