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The Jerusalem Post · Iran · 15 Aug 2026

Passive voice hides who attacked, the headline editorialises, and the legal stakes go unmentioned.

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scored on 4 of 11 measures · thin coverage

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Three Iranian military pilots held captive in Qatar for six months without contact - report

Three Iranian military pilots have been held in Qatar for the past six months after being captured by Qatari forces, Iran International reported on Saturday.The report cited the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff's committee for missing personnel commander Mohammad Bagherzadeh, who disclosed the information in a letter to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, appealing for help securing the pilots' release.Iran says three military pilots whose Su-24 fighter jets went down during attacks in March were captured alive by Qatari forces and have been held in the country for about six months. Mohammad Bagherzadeh, commander of the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff's committee for… pic.twitter.com/f8n7mYM6Nt— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) August 15, 2026According to the report, the pilots were taken into Qatari custody after their Russian-made Sukhoi Su-24 tactical bombers were struck in March during a mission against what Tehran described as "an enemy military base" in Qatar.Qatari authorities did not immediately confirm the incident.Bagherzadeh noted in the letter that the pilots have not been permitted to speak to their families or Iranian officials while in Qatari captivity, according to Iran International.Pilot names identified, survived after aircraft shot down during missionThe report identified the pilots as Javad Salehi, Abdolmajid Dashtian, and Omran Behraveshian, and Iranian officials previously confirmed that an additional pilot, Majid Kazemi, was returned to Iran after a military operation against Qatar.In June, Iran struck Qatar's Ras Laffan gas complex despite Doha offering a "secret deal" to Tehran, offering to halt gas production in return for the promise of no Iranian strikes on Qatari energy infrastructure, according to a report by The Washington Post at the time.The reported revelations come following comments by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who told Iranian news outlet Shahrara News earlier on Saturday that the regime has been exchanging messages with Qatar and Pakistan regarding negotiations with the United States.Araghchi added that Iran-US negotiations have not resumed despite the message exchange and insisted the US meet specific conditions for shipping to continue unabated in the Strait of Hormuz.Reuters contributed to this report.

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