Qatar denies it is detaining three Iranian bomber pilots
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has denied Iran’s claims that three Iranian pilots are being held in secret detention following the downing of their aircraft during hostilities earlier this year. A ministry spokesman expressed surprise on Saturday at “misleading statements” from Iranian officials and reaffirmed that Qatari forces are not holding any surviving aircrew. “We are surprised by the misleading statements regarding the Iranian pilots amid the continuation of diplomatic efforts,” said Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al-Ansari, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic. His statement followed public demands from Tehran seeking the release of the aviators. General Mohammad Bagherzadeh of the Iranian armed forces said in a letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross that three pilots, Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian and Omran Behraveshian, were captured alive after their Su-24 warplanes crashed in March, according to Iran’s Fars news agency. Central Command (CENTCOM) personnel.
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Iran had previously acknowledged that one pilot was killed and others were missing following their mission to Qatar, but details regarding their alleged capture had not previously been publicised. After receiving no response to warnings, Qatari forces engaged the targets.
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Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has denied Iran’s claims that three Iranian pilots are being held in secret detention following the downing of their aircraft during hostilities earlier this year. A ministry spokesman expressed surprise on Saturday at “misleading statements” from Iranian officials and reaffirmed that Qatari forces are not holding any surviving aircrew. “We are surprised by the misleading statements regarding the Iranian pilots amid the continuation of diplomatic efforts,” said Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al-Ansari, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic. His statement followed public demands from Tehran seeking the release of the aviators. General Mohammad Bagherzadeh of the Iranian armed forces said in a letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross that three pilots, Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian and Omran Behraveshian, were captured alive after their Su-24 warplanes crashed in March, according to Iran’s Fars news agency. Central Command (CENTCOM) personnel.
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Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has denied Iran’s claims that three Iranian pilots are being held in secret detention following the downing of their aircraft during hostilities earlier this year. A ministry spokesman expressed surprise on Saturday at “misleading statements” from Iranian officials and reaffirmed that Qatari forces are not holding any surviving aircrew. “We are surprised by the misleading statements regarding the Iranian pilots amid the continuation of diplomatic efforts,” said Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al-Ansari, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic. His statement followed public demands from Tehran seeking the release of the aviators. General Mohammad Bagherzadeh of the Iranian armed forces said in a letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross that three pilots, Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian and Omran Behraveshian, were captured alive after their Su-24 warplanes crashed in March, according to Iran’s Fars news agency. Central Command (CENTCOM) personnel.
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Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has denied Iran’s claims that three Iranian pilots are being held in secret detention following the downing of their aircraft during hostilities earlier this year. A ministry spokesman expressed surprise on Saturday at “misleading statements” from Iranian officials and reaffirmed that Qatari forces are not holding any surviving aircrew. “We are surprised by the misleading statements regarding the Iranian pilots amid the continuation of diplomatic efforts,” said Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al-Ansari, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic. His statement followed public demands from Tehran seeking the release of the aviators. General Mohammad Bagherzadeh of the Iranian armed forces said in a letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross that three pilots, Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian and Omran Behraveshian, were captured alive after their Su-24 warplanes crashed in March, according to Iran’s Fars news agency. Central Command (CENTCOM) personnel.
