# Qatar rejects Iran’s claims about captured pilots as false — MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/25061

- TASS, 2026-08-18 11:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2174607

> Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari rejected Tehran’s claim that Qatar was holding three Iranian pilots as baseless. He said Iranian aircraft entered Qatari airspace to attack Doha and were shot down after ignoring warnings; remains of one pilot were handed to an Iranian delegation, and Qatar’s invitation for a technical review remains unanswered.

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