Synopsis
Iran war news: Tehran claims Qatar holds three missing pilots, which Qatar denies. The UAE accused Iran of attacking a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed eleven people on Saturday. Iran-backed Houthis attacked a Red Sea port in Yemen, killing three. These events reflect escalating regional pressures and potential conflict.
AP Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff appealed to the Red Cross for pilot release Iran on Saturday claimed that Qatar is holding three Iranian pilots who went missing after their aircraft were shot down in March, a claim Doha later denied on Sunday.
The developments came as tensions continued across the Middle East, with the United Arab Emirates accusing Iran of attacking an ADNOC-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran-backed Houthi rebels striking a Red Sea port in Yemen.
Iran says Qatar holding missing pilots Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff said Qatar’s military had captured and was holding three pilots who disappeared in March after their aircraft were downed. Qatar rejected the allegation.
The Iranian statement marked the first time Tehran has publicly said that a regional country was holding its missing military personnel. Iran had previously said it had no information about the pilots’ whereabouts.
According to the Iranian statement, Qatar had not allowed the pilots to contact their families or Iranian officials. Tehran also appealed to the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross for assistance.
Iranian state media said the statement also claimed a fourth pilot was killed during a mission targeting a military base in Qatar.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari denied the claims. He said on X that the pilots had been shot down and that Qatari search-and-rescue teams had recovered the remains of one of them. Qatar had invited Iran in April to visit and receive information about the search, but received no response, he said.
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