Iran's military said on the 15th that three Iranian pilots were "captured" by Qatari forces in March after strikes on a US military base in Qatar and have been detained since, and urged Qatar to "release them". Qatar's Foreign Ministry denied detaining the pilots, called the claims "misleading", said it conducted search-and-rescue operations, recovered one pilot's remains and has coordinated handover arrangements with Iranian authorities.

2026-08-16

Iran's military said on the 15th that three Iranian pilots were "captured" by Qatari forces in March after strikes on a US military base in Qatar and have been detained since, and urged Qatar to "release them". Qatar's Foreign Ministry denied detaining the pilots, called the claims "misleading", said it conducted search-and-rescue operations, recovered one pilot's remains and has coordinated handover arrangements with Iranian authorities.