Qatar's Detention Denials and the Tangled Web of Gulf Diplomacy The Qatari government has denied claims by Tehran that it is detaining three Iranian bomber pilots shot down in March.
The Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed al Ansari, described the Iranian assertions as "misleading statements" made at a sensitive time.
This dispute appears to be just another skirmish in the ongoing conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia's Gulf allies.