JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<iframe class="youtube-video" width="100%" height="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ScMzIvxBSi4?enablejsapi=1&version=3&playerapiid=ytplayer" modestbranding="0" controls="0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe class="youtube-video" width="100%" height="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NpEaa2P7qZI?enablejsapi=1&version=3&playerapiid=ytplayer" modestbranding="0" controls="0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe class="youtube-video" width="100%" height="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R5jIoLnL_nE?enablejsapi=1&version=3&playerapiid=ytplayer" modestbranding="0" controls="0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<div class="vid-image"></div>
<div class="vid-image"></div>
<div class="vid-image"></div>
CSS
.vid-image {
width:100px;
height: 100px;
background:black;
margin: 10px;
display: inline-block;
}
JavaScript
$('.vid-image').click(function(){
$('.youtube-video')[0].contentWindow.postMessage('{"event":"command","func":"' + 'pauseVideo' + '","args":""}', '*');
});