Iran claims Qatar is holding pilots, Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, and other Middle East news

Iran says Qatar is holding three of its pilots who were reportedly captured when their jets were downed early in the war, but Qatar denies the allegations

Iran claims Qatar is holding pilots, Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, and other Middle East news  AP News

Iranian authorities revealed on Saturday that three of Tehran’s pilots who went down early in the Middle East war were still being held in Qatar, calling on the Gulf state to release them. Iran had previously reported one pilot killed and others missing after a sortie to Qatar in March, but news of their alleged captur

Iran had previously said the other pilots were missing but news of their alleged capture was not publicized at the time.

Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon also killed at least nine people in the latest developments in the Iran war and wider Middle East.

Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East.

An Israeli airstrike has killed seven people in Lebanon, marking one of the deadliest incidents since a truce with Hezbollah began in June

Traffic is about 90% lower than the daily average of 130 ships that transited Hormuz before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.

US military opens fire on Strait of Hormuz ship as mediators fight to get America and Iran back to the negotiating table to try an end the crisis - as Trump falsely claims 'total control'

The United States and Yemen's Houthi rebels carried out separate attacks on commercial ships on Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea.