🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — Ukrainian President Zelensky told Axios he is seeking a direct meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to break the current stalemate.

➡️ He said meaningful progress would likely require a face-to-face discussion with Putin and has directed his team to pursue a leaders’ summit in Geneva.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚔️🇮🇷 The Israeli government is preparing for a scenario of war to break out with Iran within days, according to two Israeli officials. - Axios

The likely US-Israeli campaign against Iran will likely be major and weeks-long, sources say

🔗 Faytuks

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 20 USAF Tankers airborne, all en route to US Bases in Europe => Middle East.

This is the most significant airlift since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. A far bigger commitment and use of the US Air Force than during the preparations for the 12 Day War.

🔗 MenchOSINT

🇺🇸🇲🇦🪖🗺 — US Navy USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier has been spotted off the coast of the Kingdom of Morocco.

#BREAKING
🇮🇷❌🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 — Axios reports that a war with Iran could begin very soon, potentially unfolding as a weeks-long campaign.

➡️This comes after U.S. and Iranian diplomats met yesterday to discuss a possible deal. Although both sides said the talks “made progress,” U.S. officials remain pessimistic about the chances of reaching a final agreement.

➡️Vice President Vance stated that while Trump still wants a deal, he could determine that diplomacy has “reached its natural end.”

➡️Meanwhile, the military buildup in the region continues. More than 150 cargo flights have transported assets into the area so far, with over 50 jets arriving in just the past 24 hours alone.

➡️At the same time, the Israeli government, which is advocating for a maximalist strategy aimed at regime change, is preparing for the possibility that war could begin within days, according to two Israeli officials.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — NEW: The U.S. has given Iran an ultimatum: dismantle the nuclear program or face "other options," according to Fox News.

🇮🇷❌🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 — An attack on Iran is within days according to Yedioth Ahronot Israeli news outlet.

🇮🇷❌🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 — Channel 12 citing an American official:

Iran has a deadline until the end of this month to make significant concessions in the nuclear negotiations.

🇮🇱⚠️❗️ — The Israeli Home Front Command have been instructed to prepare for an imminent war, and a high level defensive alert has been declared, reports Israeli Channel 12

🇮🇱⚠️❗️ — The Israeli Homefront Command ordered the Magen David Adom (MDA, the Jewish equivalent of Red Cross) to prepare for a full-scale war with Iran, following a high-level defensive alert having been declared across Israel, according to N12.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🛢 — U.S. refiners Phillips 66 and Citgo Petroleum are seeking to buy heavy crude directly from Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA starting in April to maximize profits, rather than purchasing through trading houses and U.S. oil major Chevron, Reuters reports.

🇺🇸🇸🇾⚡️ — BREAKING: The U.S. is in the process of withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, according to WSJ, citing three American officials.

➡️ The Trump administration has decided a U.S. military presence in Syria is no longer necessary, citing the near-total disbandment of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

➡️ The full pullout should be completed within two months.

📝The withdrawal is not related to the deployment of forces for potential military action against Iran.

🇺🇸🇹🇼🇨🇳⚡️ — NEW: The major U.S. arms package for Taiwan has been put on hold following Chinese pressure ahead of President Trump’s planned April visit to Beijing, WSJ reports.

➡️ During a recent call, Xi Jinping warned Trump to handle Taiwan arms sales cautiously, describing the issue as "the most important issue in China-U.S. relations."