# Qatar says it repatriated Iranian pilot’s body and denies holding three others

https://mins.news/en/video/26023

- euronews, 2026-08-18 16:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDfOk7sya48

> Qatar says it returned the body of an Iranian pilot and rejects claims that it is holding three other pilots. Doha said it invited Tehran to send a technical team to review the search operation but received no reply, calling Iran’s accusations “false” and “illogical” and suggesting they were aimed at a domestic audience. Qatar’s foreign ministry also said US-Iran talks were “far” from resuming.

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