Taiwan Says US Has Not Approached It About Weapons Transfers to Middle East

TAIPEI, March 10 (Reuters) – The United ⁠States ⁠has not approached Taiwan ⁠about transfers of weapons to the ​Middle East, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Tuesday, after ‌South Korea said it ‌was in talks about the possible redeployment of ⁠some ⁠U.S. Patriot missile systems.

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun ​said on Friday the U.S. and South Korean militaries are discussing the possible redeployment of some U.S. Patriot missile ​defence systems based in South Korea to be used ⁠in ⁠the war against Iran.

(Reporting by Ben ​Blanchard; Editing by Kevin Buckland)

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