Iran war: Qatar denies holding missing Iranian fighter pilots

Tehran said the three pilots "were captured alive" by Qatari forces after their fighter jets were shot down in the early days of the US-Israel war with Iran. Qatar has denied Iran's claims.

Tehran says Doha is holding three pilots whose aircraft went down early in the Middle East war.

Iran claims they have been held since Qatar downed two fighter jets at the start of the US-Iran war.

Qatar categorically denied it was detaining any Iranian pilots on Saturday, after an Iranian general demanded that Doha release three aviators shot down early in the Middle East war.

Iran claims Qatar is holding three pilots who were shot down in March. Doha decries 'misleading statements'.

Qatar ‘categorically denies’ detaining downed Iranian pilots  Arab News

Iran claims three Iranian pilots were captured alive by Qatari forces after ejecting from fighter jets.

Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots, says it found remains of one  Reuters

Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots, says it found remains of one Qatar denied on Saturday that it was holding Iranian pilots, saying they had violated Qatari airspace earlier this year and had failed to respond to attempts to contact them. A Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson said on X that search and rescue

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

Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots, says it found remains of one  Dawn

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.

Iran's Mohammad Bagherzadeh noted that the pilots have not been permitted to speak to their families or Iranian officials while in Qatari captivity, according to Iran International.

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