Iran disputes Qatar, Kuwait accounts of captured Iranian personnel
DUBAI: An Iranian military official said on Sunday that Qatar should allow an Iranian team to enter the country to investigate the fate of pilots whom Tehran says were captured by Qatari forces, Iranian media reported. Qatar denies holding any Iranian pilots. Doha said on Saturday that its search and rescue teams had found the remains of one pilot after Iranian aircraft violated Qatari airspace…
On Sunday, an Iranian military official asserted that Qatar should permit an Iranian delegation to investigate the whereabouts of pilots it claims were captured by Qatari forces. Contrary to Qatar's assertions, Tehran maintains that its aircraft were intercepted in March without providing a response.
According to Mohammad Baqerzadeh, the commander of Iran's Committee for the Search for Missing Persons in the Armed Forces General Staff, an expert from Iran's Air Force and a team of fact-finders have been awaiting permission to enter Qatar for months, as reported by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Baqerzadeh accused Qatari officials of repeatedly delaying the investigation and preventing the pilots' return to Iran, demanding that the International Committee of the Red Cross urgently follow up on the case. In addition to Qatar, Baqerzadeh alleged that Kuwait is withholding vital information about the fate of four Iranians detained in the country.
In May, Iran reported that the four individuals were part of the Revolutionary Guard and were on a maritime patrol when they inadvertently entered Kuwaiti territorial waters due to navigational issues. Kuwait has maintained that the four individuals were suspected of plotting hostile actions against their nation.
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