Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots, says it found remains of one

Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots, says it found remains of one

Live Blog Update| War on Iran 15 August 2026 20:06 BST Qatar denied on Saturday that it was holding Iranian pilots, saying they had violated Qatari airspace earlier this year and had failed to respond to attempts to contact them. A Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson said on X that search and rescue teams later found the remains of one of the pilots and that it had contacted Iran to coordinate a handover. The spokesperson said Tehran had yet to respond to an invitation to review details of its operations.

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