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.