Joe Biden deploys top delegation to UAE in hopes of mending ties with Gulf ally

In a bid to fix the frayed ties between Washington and Abu Dhabi, the US vice president, state secretary, defense secretary, and CIA chief all travelled to the UAE

Iran's foreign minister on official visit to the UAE

The Iranian official will be in the UAE at the same time as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Vice President Kamala Harris

US military convoys come under attack in Iraq

Iraqi resistance groups have stepped up strikes against US military convoys in recent months

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.

Saudi Arabia seizes fuel ship headed for Yemen in latest truce violation

The Saudi-led coalition has continuously prevented emergency fuel shipments from entering Yemen, aggravating an already dire humanitarian crisis