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Iran vows to ‘completely close’ Hormuz if power plants hit

US and Israeli forces continue to pound Iran


 
By   Online Desk with Al jazeera
Published : 23 Mar 2026 12:38 PM | Updated : 23 Mar 2026 12:59 PM

Iran says it will completely shut the Strait of Hormuz and launch retaliatory attacks on regional energy and water infrastructure if the US attacks its power plants.

Israeli forces blow up the Qasimiyah Bridge in south Lebanon, in an attack President Joseph Aoun says is a “prelude to ground invasion”.

US and Israeli forces continue to pound Iran as Israel’s military intercepts more Iranian missiles.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledges to destroy Iran after an attack that wounded more than 180 people in the cities of Arad and Dimona.

Air strikes target the headquarters of the Iran-aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces in Iraq’s Baghdad after attacks on a US diplomat and logistics centre at the city’s main airport.