Iranian officials have accused Qatar of holding three Iranian military pilots who went missing after their aircraft were downed in March, confirming that Iranian aircraft violated Qatari airspace. Qatar has rejected the claim, saying the aircraft violated sovereign Qatari airspace and that Qatari authorities attempted to contact the aircraft but received no response. Qatar says that "necessary measures were taken to defend our territory." Qatar subsequently conducted search-and-rescue operations and says it recovered the remains of one pilot. Doha says it contacted Tehran to coordinate the handover but received no response, and has invited Iranian officials to review the details of the incident.

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Iranian officials have accused Qatar of holding three Iranian military pilots who went missing after their aircraft were downed in March, confirming that Iranian aircraft violated Qatari airspace. Qatar has rejected the claim, saying the aircraft violated sovereign Qatari airspace and that Qatari authorities attempted to contact the aircraft but received no response. Qatar says that "necessary measures were taken to defend our territory." Qatar subsequently conducted search-and-rescue operations