{"id":6033,"date":"2026-04-13T07:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/iran-war-live-us-military-says-it-will-block-iranian-traffic-in-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:36:48","slug":"iran-war-live-us-military-says-it-will-block-iranian-traffic-in-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/iran-war-live-us-military-says-it-will-block-iranian-traffic-in-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran war live: US military says it will block Iranian traffic in Hormuz"},"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; 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