India, Aug. 16 -- The Iran war and wider Middle East tensions intensified on Saturday, with fresh developments reported across the region. Iran accused Qatar of holding three pilots who went missing after their aircraft were downed, a claim Doha rejected. Meanwhile, a tanker operated by Abu Dhabi's state owned oil company was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, while Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people and the Iran-backed Houthis attacked a Red Sea port in Yemen.

Is Qatar Holding Three Iranian Pilots?

Iran's Armed Forces General Staff said Qatar was holding three Iranian pilots who went missing in March after their jets were downed. Tehran asked the International Committee of the Red Cross to help establish co...