Iran claims Qatar holding pilots as UAE says ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz

Families are seen on a beach as vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz in the background off Bandar Abbas, Iran (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/AP)

Iran has claimed Qatar is holding three of its pilots who have been missing since March.

According to the Missing Persons Committee of Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff, Qatar’s armed forces had captured and were holding three pilots who went missing in March when their jets were downed.