Iran urges Qatar to release pilots shot down in Middle East war

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Iran has called on Qatar to release three of its pilots who have allegedly been held captive for six months. Iranian authorities revealed on Saturday that these pilots were captured alive by Qatari forces after their Su-24 fighter jets crashed during an unspecified "Middle East war" in March. Iran had previously reported one pilot killed and others missing following a sortie to Qatar. General Mohammad Bagherzadeh of the Iranian armed forces stated that the pilots, identified as Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian, and Omran Behraveshian, have not been allowed to contact their families. He made this appeal in a letter to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Qatar has denied detaining any Iranian pilots.

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Qatar has denied detaining any Iranian pilots.

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Iran is calling on Qatar to release the pilots and allow them to contact their families.

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The captured pilots, Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian, and Omran Behraveshian, have allegedly been held by Qatar for six months.

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Iran claims three of its pilots were captured alive by Qatari forces after their fighter jets crashed during a war.

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Iranian authorities revealed on Saturday that three of Tehran’s pilots who went down early in the Middle East war were still being held in Qatar, calling on the Gulf state to release them.Iran had previously reported one pilot killed and others missing after a sortie to Qatar in March, but news of their alleged capture was not publicised at the time.“Three Iranian pilots were captured alive by Qatari forces after their Su-24 fighter jets crashed during the war,” said General Mohammad Bagherzadeh of the Iranian armed forces, Fars news agency reported.“Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian and Omran Behraveshian have been held by Qatari forces for six months,” he said in a letter addressed to the International Committee of the Red Cross.In the letter, Bagherzadeh called for their release, saying the pilots had not been allowed to meet or contact their families.A satellite image shows aircraft at the Al Udeid Air Base, near Doha, Qatar, in February. Image: Planet Labs PBC via ReutersQatar denied that it was detaining any Iranian pilots on Saturday.

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