Iran & The Gulf

According to the White House, Russia and Iran are considering standing up a drone assembly line in Russia for the Ukraine conflict, while Russia was training Iranian pilots on the Sukhoi Su-35 fighter and Iran could receive deliveries of the plane within the year.

The execution comes as other detainees also face the possibility of the death penalty for their involvement in the nationwide protests, which began in mid-September, first as an outcry against Iran's so-called morality police.

An Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that Iran's government is “paying attention to the people’s real demands,” state media reported, a day after a top official suggested that the country’s morality police whose conduct helped trigger months of protests has been shut down.

Mehr named the four accused and, referring to Israel, said they were "sentenced to death for the crime of cooperating with the intelligence services of the Zionist regime and for kidnapping".

The potential sale approval comes after US President Joe Biden, earlier this year, designated Qatar as a major non-NATO ally of the United States, granting special status to a key friend in a turbulent region.

The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan's Head of Foreign Relations Hiwa Bahrami notes that in wake of brutal crackdown by Iranian regime "now Israel and the Iranians have a common goal."

"They have sacrificed their lives to protect people from rioters ... the presence of Basij shows that the Islamic Revolution is alive," Khamenei said in a televised speech.

The man, who was killed Tuesday, was identified as Col. Davood Jafari, who is a senior official at the Aerospace Force.

The move comes in response to a resolution passed by the United Nations nuclear watchdog ordering more cooperation from Tehran.