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Turkey confirms third ballistic missile from Iran shot down
This marks the third Iranian missile intercepted by NATO this month over Turkey, with no casualties reported amid rising regional tensions linked to the US-Israeli conflict.
- Turkey's Defence Ministry said on March 13, 2026 that NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean neutralized a ballistic munition launched from Iran into Turkish airspace.
- Since the US‑Israeli war began on February 28, Tehran has launched strikes across the Middle East, and NATO intercepted ballistic missiles on March 4 and March 9.
- Residents of Adana reported sirens at 3:25 am and posted social media footage of a glowing object while security forces searched fields in Diyarbakir and alarms sounded in Batman, about 600 kilometres east.
- Ankara protested to Tehran and warned against 'provocative steps', while NATO has not released a statement and Washington closed its consulate in Adana, urging all US citizens to leave.
- The incidents increasingly test NATO's cohesion and readiness, as sensitive bases like Incirlik air base and Kurecik radar base host US troops and allied personnel, raising security risks.
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According to their Ministry of Defence, a third rocket attack on Turkey has been averted by Nato. Turkey demands a statement from Iran.
Turkiye confirms third ballistic missile from Iran shot down
Turkiye's defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces in the third such incident of the Middle East war. "A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean," a ministry statement said. Hours earlier, sirens wailed at Turkiye's southern Incirlik airbase, a key NATO…
NATO defenses today intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Iran towards Turkey, the third such incident since the start of the war on February 28th.
Turkey says NATO defences intercepted third missile from Iran, asks Tehran to clarify
NATO air defences in the eastern Mediterranean have shot down a third ballistic missile that was fired from Iran towards Turkey, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Friday, adding that it was asking Tehran for clarification.
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