President Donald Trump has declined to approve a proposed forty-five-day ceasefire plan with Iran, ensuring that the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign known as Operation Epic Fury will continue without pause.
The report, shared by BRICS News and citing sources from Axios, confirms that despite backchannel diplomatic efforts and pressure from intermediaries including Pakistan, Trump has decided that the current military trajectory serves American interests better than a temporary halt that could allow Iran to regroup, reposition, or negotiate from a stronger footing.
Operation Epic Fury is the operational name given to the sustained US-Israeli strikes on Iranian military infrastructure, nuclear-related sites, energy facilities, and command-and-control networks that began after multiple deadlines imposed by Washington expired without Iranian compliance. The campaign has included air strikes, naval bombardment, cyber operations, and special forces actions deep inside Iranian territory.
It represents the most intensive military pressure the United States has applied to Iran since the 1980s, and Trump’s refusal to pause it signals that he believes Iran has not been sufficiently weakened to warrant negotiations.
The proposed ceasefire reportedly included provisions for both sides to halt offensive operations, allow humanitarian access to affected areas, and create space for diplomatic engagement aimed at resolving core disputes including the Strait of Hormuz blockade, Iran’s nuclear programme, and regional proxy conflicts. The forty-five-day window was intended to test whether a temporary pause could build trust and momentum toward a broader agreement. Trump’s rejection suggests he views such a pause as premature or strategically disadvantageous, possibly fearing that Iran would use the time to repair damaged infrastructure, relocate assets, or coordinate with allies including Russia and China to increase pressure on the United States.
BRICS News, the outlet that reported the development, has over two million followers and focuses heavily on geopolitics involving BRICS member nations including Russia, China, India, and Iran. The platform consistently frames global conflicts through the lens of multipolarity and de-dollarisation, narratives that position BRICS-aligned nations as counterweights to Western dominance. The coverage of Trump’s ceasefire rejection fits that framework, portraying the decision as evidence of American unwillingness to negotiate and preference for military solutions that destabilise regions where BRICS influence is growing.
India, which currently chairs BRICS in 2026, has been vocal about the need for diplomatic rather than military solutions to the Iran crisis, though it has stopped short of condemning the United States outright given its own complex relationship with Washington. China and Russia have both publicly criticised the campaign and provided diplomatic and material support to Tehran, further deepening the divide between the Western bloc and BRICS-aligned powers over how the conflict should be resolved….See More
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