{"id":5603,"date":"2026-03-23T02:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/iran-war-live-tehran-vows-to-completely-close-hormuz-if-power-plants-hit\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T02:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:35:25","slug":"iran-war-live-tehran-vows-to-completely-close-hormuz-if-power-plants-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/iran-war-live-tehran-vows-to-completely-close-hormuz-if-power-plants-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran war live: Tehran vows to \u2018completely close\u2019 Hormuz if power plants hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"root\">\n<div>\n<header role=\"banner\">\n<p><span tabindex=\"-1\">Skip links<\/span><a aria-hidden=\"false\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/#main-content-area\">Skip to Content<\/a><\/p>\n<div><a aria-label=\"link to live stream video player\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/live\"><span> Live <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<nav aria-label=\"Primary navigation menu\"><span>Navigation menu<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/\"><span>News<\/span><\/a>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/africa\/\"><span>Africa<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/asia\/\"><span>Asia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/us-canada\/\"><span>US &#038; Canada<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/latin-america\/\"><span>Latin America<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/europe\/\"><span>Europe<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/asia-pacific\/\"><span>Asia Pacific<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/middle-east\/\"><span>Middle East<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/explainer\/\"><span>Explained<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinion\/\"><span>Opinion<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/\"><span>Sport<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/videos\/\"><span>Video<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/\"><span>Features<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/\"><span>Economy<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/human-rights\/\"><span>Human Rights<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/climate-crisis\"><span>Climate Crisis<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/investigations\/\"><span>Investigations<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/interactives\/\"><span>Interactives<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/\"><span>In Pictures<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/science-and-technology\/\"><span>Science &#038; Technology<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/audio\/podcasts\"><span>Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/travel\"><span>Travel<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<div><a aria-label=\"link to live stream video player\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/live\"><span> Live <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"scrollable-element\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Secondary navigation menu\"><span>Navigation menu<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"navigation-bar__content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/israel-iran-conflict\/\"><span><strong>US-Israel war on Iran<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/1\/us-israel-attacks-on-iran-death-toll-and-injuries-live-tracker\"><span>Live tracker<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/3\/3\/who-is-ali-larijani-the-iranian-official-promising-a-lesson-to-the-us\"><span>Who was Ali Larijani?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/1\/what-are-irans-weapons-as-it-fights-the-us-and-israel\"><span>Iran\u2019s weapons<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/3\/17\/inside-qeshm-irans-underground-missile-fortress-and-geological-marvel\"><span>Inside Qeshm, Iran\u2019s underground missile fortress<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/6\/20\/a-simple-visual-guide-to-iran-and-its-people\"><span>A simple guide to Iran<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<p><main><\/p>\n<div role=\"main\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Live updates, <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>US-Israel attacks on Iran continue as Israeli forces blow up the Qasimiyah Bridge in south Lebanon.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>live<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-22T131036Z_635451459_RC2P9KA1VKOT_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-ISRAEL-LEBANON-BRIDGE-1774221075.jpg?resize=730%2C410&#038;quality=80\"   alt=\"Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on a bridge, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, March 22, 2026.\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This video may contain light patterns or images that could trigger seizures or cause discomfort for people with visual sensitivities.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera Live<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>By <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/ted_regencia_201281121442856892\">Ted Regencia<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/zaid-sabahh\">Zaid Sabah<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Published On 23 Mar 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wysiwyg\">\n<ul>\n<li>Iran says it will completely shut the Strait of Hormuz and launch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/22\/iran-says-will-hit-regions-energy-sites-if-us-israel-target-power-plants\">retaliatory attacks<\/a> on regional energy and water infrastructure if the US <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/22\/trumps-changing-messages-on-iran-war-what-does-it-say-about-us-strategy\">attacks<\/a> its power plants.<\/li>\n<li>Israeli forces blow up the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/22\/lebanons-aoun-calls-israel-strikes-on-bridges-prelude-to-ground-invasion\">Qasimiyah Bridge<\/a> in south Lebanon, in an attack President Joseph Aoun says is a \u201cprelude to ground invasion\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US &#038; Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations Interactives In Pictures Science &#038; Technology Podcasts Travel Live Navigation menu US-Israel war on Iran Live tracker Who was Ali Larijani? Iran\u2019s weapons Inside &#8230; <a title=\"Iran war live: Tehran vows to \u2018completely close\u2019 Hormuz if power plants hit\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/iran-war-live-tehran-vows-to-completely-close-hormuz-if-power-plants-hit\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Iran war live: Tehran vows to \u2018completely close\u2019 Hormuz if power plants hit\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}