Iran says Qatar delaying probe into fate of Iranian pilots, Tasnim news agency

Iranian military official said on Sunday that ​Qatar should let an ‌Iranian team in to investigate the fate of Iranian pilots ​who Tehran says are ​being held there, Iranian media ⁠said on Sunday.

Qatar denies holding ​any pilots.

Mohammad Baqerzadeh, commander ​of the Committee for the Search for Missing Persons of Iran's Armed ​Forces General Staff, said ​the air force and fact-finding team ‌had ⁠been waiting for months to enter Qatar, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Baqerzadeh ​accused ​Qatari ⁠officials of repeatedly delaying the investigation and preventing ​the pilots' return ​to ⁠Iran. He called for the International Committee of the Red ⁠Cross ​to urgently ​follow up on the case.


-Reuters