Iranian official urges Qatar to move detained pilots to hospital on land, Tasnim says

Iranian army pilots gesturing upon landing at Iran's first underground military air base in an undisclosed location. (AFP)
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Updated 22 August 2026
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Iranian official urges Qatar to move detained pilots to hospital on land, Tasnim says

‌An Iranian military official called on Qatar ​on Saturday to transfer detained Iranian pilots to a hospital on land, saying they were ‌being held ‌on ​water ‌and ⁠were in “poor ​physical condition,” ⁠Tasnim news agency reported.
Mohammad Baqerzadeh, commander of the Committee for the Search ⁠for Missing Persons ‌of ‌Iran’s Armed ​Forces ‌General Staff, said the ‌location where the pilots were being held was unsuitable and ‌requested that the International Committee ⁠of ⁠the Red Cross send an air ambulance to Qatar to expedite the return of injured and sick detainees to Iran.