卡塔尔外交部否认了伊朗关于三名战斗机飞行员被其拘留的指控。卡塔尔外交部发言人Majed Al Ansari表示："我们明确否认有关伊朗飞行员被拘留的说法。"[1]根据卡塔尔的说法，该国已发现其中一名飞行员的遗骸，并正在与伊朗协调交接事宜。[1]
伊朗军方提出了不同的说法。伊朗武装力量总参谋部失踪人员委员会负责人Mohammad Bagherzadeh声称，飞行员Javad Salehi、Abdolmajid Dashtian和Omran Behraveshian在执行针对卡塔尔军事基地的任务中被"活捉"，已被卡塔尔军队扣留了6个月。[1]伊朗已要求国际红十字委员会协助追查这三名飞行员的情况。[1]
事件与3月2日相关。[1]那一天，卡塔尔击落了两架伊朗苏霍伊Su-24轰炸机。[1]卡塔尔表示曾发生这一事件，但未能确认是否涉及伊朗所称的飞行员。[1]伊朗此前于2月下旬对中东地区进行了一系列打击以回应美以攻击，包括针对波斯湾的美军设施。[1]
Qatar has rejected allegations that it is detaining three Iranian fighter pilots who went missing during military operations in early March.[1] According to Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari, "We clearly deny the claims regarding the detention of Iranian pilots."[1]
The Iranian Armed Forces General Staff's Committee for Missing Persons, led by Mohammad Bagherzadeh, has claimed that pilots Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian, and Omran Behraveshian were captured by Qatari military forces and have been held for six months.[1] Iran stated that the pilots were taken alive during a mission targeting a Qatari military base.[1] However, Qatar confirmed that it shot down two Iranian Sukhoi Su-24 bombers on March 2, though it has not verified whether these aircraft were connected to the missing pilots claimed by Iran.[1] Iran launched the military strikes in late February as part of a broader response to U.S. and Israeli actions in the Middle East, including attacks on American facilities in the Persian Gulf region.[1] Iran has called on the International Committee of the Red Cross to assist in locating the missing personnel.[1]