Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that the pollution in Gulf waters is due to US military operations in the region, after several oil spills were reported. ⁣ ⁣ Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei called for the United States to be held accountable, and estimated the damage to be "trillions of dollars".⁣ ⁣ Baqaei also said that Iran currently considered three missing pilots to be prisoners in Qatar, despite Doha denying this. ⁣ ⁣ #iran #qatar #gulf