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Turkey confirms third ballistic missile from Iran shot down
NATO shot down three Iranian ballistic missiles targeting Turkey since March 4 amid regional conflict escalation, with no casualties reported, Turkey's Defense Ministry confirmed.
- 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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Chaos as NATO intercept ballistic missile in Turkish airspace
Turkey's defence ministry said a missile launched from Iran had been destroyed by Nato "assets", in a post this morning. It is the third time NATO air defences have shot down Iranian missiles targeted at Turkey
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The New ArabTurkey says third ballistic missile from Iran shot down
Turkey's defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces, 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...
The three ballistic missiles have been intercepted without causing death or injury, the last near the base where 137 Spanish military personnel are deployed
Otan's air defences previously defeated the first ballistic missile on 4 March, and another on 9 March.
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