Iran appeals to ICRC over pilots it says Qatar is holding

Iran's Armed Forces General Staff said in a letter published by the semi-official ‌Fars ⁠news agency ⁠on Saturday that it had appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross to help ⁠secure ‌the release of three Iranian ⁠pilots it says are being held by Qatar.

It said ​the pilots were held after their aircraft were ‌hit during a March mission against ​what ​Tehran ⁠described as "an enemy military base" in Qatar.

There was no ​immediate confirmation from Qatari authorities.