Whether “Iran wants to admit it or not, we are, in fact, talking,” Trump maintained. In Iran, the government executed two men it claimed were Israeli spies. Here is a look at the most important developments Monday in the Middle East. Syrian and Iraqi leaders discuss security concernsSyrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Iraq’s Kurdish regional president met Monday in Damascus to discuss ways of improving mutual cooperation and contributing to regional security. Last week, Iran publicly hanged two men convicted of killing four police officers during nationwide anti-government protests in January.