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US Military Source Says Iranian Missile Targeted Turkey’s İNcirlik Air Base, Intercepted by US Navy - Turkish Minute

An Iranian ballistic missile was aimed at Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey and was shot down by a US Navy ship in the Mediterranean using a Standard Missile 3 interceptor, a US military source told journalist Michael Weiss of The Insider. US military source tells me regarding the Iranian missile strike on Turkey, it was “launched at around 11:40 p.m. EST at Incirlik Air Base. A US Navy ship in the Med shot it down with an SM-3.” — Michael W…
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New information has emerged regarding the missile launched from Iran yesterday and shot down in Hatay. According to the Wall Street Journal, the missile was en route to Incirlik Air Base and was shot down by a US ship.

Tensions in the region escalated following US-Israeli attacks on Iran; ballistic missiles were fired from Iran towards Turkey. The Ministry of National Defense announced that NATO forces neutralized the missiles, with fragments falling in Dörtyol, Hatay. Pro-government media claimed the missiles were struck by a US warship in the Eastern Mediterranean, suggesting the target may have been Incirlik Air Base.

·Ankara, Türkiye
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turkishminute.com broke the news in on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
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