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By Ted Regencia, Caolán Magee and Virginia Pietromarchi

Published On 23 Mar 202623 Mar 2026

  • 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”.