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Turkey says NATO defences downed fourth inbound Iranian missile
NATO air defences intercepted a fourth missile fired from Iran into Turkish airspace since March, with no missile hitting Turkish soil, officials confirmed.
- On Monday, NATO air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran as it entered Turkish airspace, marking the fourth such incident since the start of the Middle East war.
- Turkey acts as an intermediary between the United States and Iran to find a path toward deescalation while seeking to avoid being dragged into the conflict sparked by US-Israeli strikes.
- The Defense Ministry stated it is taking measures "decisively and without hesitation" against any threat to Turkish territory, while Ankara announced last week that NATO will deploy a new Patriot battery at Incirlik.
- Tehran denied authorizing the previous three launches and offered to form a joint investigation with Ankara, though none of the projectiles managed to hit Turkish soil.
- As a US-led alliance member, Turkey has been largely spared from retaliation, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declaring that preventing the country from being dragged into the inferno is the priority.
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NATO Intercepts Iranian Missile Targeting Turkey, Officials Say
NATO intercepted and destroyed an Iranian missile that was fired on March 30 at Turkey, the latest of several such incidents since the U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran began, a NATO spokesperson said. “NATO again successfully intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile heading to Türkiye,” NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart said in a post on her official X account on Monday and using another spelling for Turkey. “NATO is prepared for such threats and will a…
Turkey is trying to play a neutral role in the Iran war. However, missile launches from Iran are provoking its anger. As a NATO member, Turkey stands with the Western security framework, but is avoiding direct involvement in the conflict.
NATO air defense systems have intercepted a new missile launched from Iran in Turkish airspace, the Turkish Defense Ministry said today. It is the fourth missile that Iran has reportedly fired at Turkey since the start of the war in the Middle East.
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