Protests ongoing in Iran over rising food prices

At least one person has died after the protests turned violent in the province of Khuzestan

Iran and Venezuela bypass US sanctions with ship-to-ship oil transfers: Report

Venezuela recently started importing and refining Iranian heavy crude in order to bolster the country's oil production

World Bank approves loan to support Lebanon's wheat imports

The Islamic Republic of Iran has previously offered to provide the crisis-hit nation with wheat to avert a food crisis

Saudi Arabia outlines plan to annex half of Yemen: Report

The plan reportedly calls for the annexation of the provinces of Hadhramaut, Shabwah, Al-Mahrah, and Abyan

US 'coercive diplomacy' with Saudi Arabia

While a carrot may advance US interests infinitely better than a stick at this sensitive juncture in US-Saudi relations, all indications are that Biden will resort to the stick.