Qatar denies capturing three Iranian pilots after downing fighter jets

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 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

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

Last month, Iran's army said it had retrieved the body of Iranian pilot Majid Kazemi, who was killed during an attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in early March.

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.