🛡️ U.S. DEPLOYS AI INTERCEPTOR DRONES TO THE MIDDLE EAST AS ISRAEL SEEKS UKRAINE COOPERATION AGAINST IRANIAN DRONES WHILE WASHINGTON AND JERUSALEM SIGNAL CONTINUED MILITARY CAMPAIGN AND POTENTIAL STRIKES ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR TARGETS
🛡️ UKRAINE, ISRAEL, AND U.S. DRONE DEFENSE DEVELOPMENTS: Ukrainian President Zelensky said: "More than 10 countries have requested our help in repelling attacks from Iranian drones".
President Trump responded: "We don't need Ukraine's help with drone defense".
Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Army has sent 10,000 AI-enabled Merops interceptor drones, originally developed for Ukraine, to the Middle East to help defend against Iranian drone attacks.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has requested a phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky to deepen cooperation with Ukraine in countering Iranian drones.
Ukrainian ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk said: "We support all our partners, especially after Iran shot down the Ukrainian passenger plane without compensation or acknowledgment. We are not afraid of Iran. We should stand on the right side of history and civilization," according to Ynet.
Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said: "By providing drone support to Israel, Ukraine has effectively become involved in the war and, under Article 51 of the UN Charter, has turned its entire territory into a legitimate target for Iran".
‼️ ISRAELI AND AMERICAN STRATEGIC MESSAGES: Israel has informed the U.S. that it is running critically low on ballistic missile interceptors.
President Trump said: "There could be more than 1,700 Iranian sleeper cells".
Trump also said: "The Iranian regime will fall, but maybe not immediately".
The White House said: "It is wise for the Iranian Army and all parties involved with the regime to lay down their arms and save what remains of the country".
Reuters reported that the Trump administration rejects efforts to start ceasefire talks with Iran. Reuters also reported that Iran rejects any negotiations until the U.S.-Israeli attacks end.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said: "Halting the fighting now would be a mistake. We have combat plans extending until April, and there are still thousands of targets".
Defense Minister Israel Katz said: "The confrontation with Iran is escalating, and we are entering a decisive phase that will continue as long as necessary. Only the Iranian people are capable of ending the confrontation by overthrowing the ruling regime in Tehran".
☢️ NUCLEAR, LEADERSHIP, AND TARGETING SIGNALS: The U.S. State Department announced a reward of up to $10 million for information that leads to helpful details about Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, key IRGC figures, and other senior Iranian officials.
An Israeli security official told Channel 13: "We are monitoring the disappearance of Mojtaba Khamenei, and there is no certainty that he is alive".
President Trump said: "The fake news media hates to report how well the US military has done against Iran, which is totally defeated and wants a deal — but not a deal that I would accept".
Axios reported that Trump rejected Russian President Putin's proposal to transfer enriched Iranian uranium to Russia as part of an agreement to end the war.
Trump said: "We are not focused on carrying out an operation to seize Iranian uranium, but we might do that at some point".
An Israeli official told the Broadcasting Authority: "There are plans to launch attacks on Iranian nuclear targets and sites soon".
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