# Qatar denies claims of detaining Iranian pilots

https://mins.news/en/item/23287

- CGTN, 2026-08-16 02:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-16/Qatar-denies-claims-of-detaining-Iranian-pilots-1PEdu4avbzO/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Qatar rejected claims that it detained Iranian pilots, calling them misleading. It said authorities had contacted pilots after they violated Qatari airspace and that search teams later found one pilot’s remains. Talks and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained stalled, while Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people.

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