NATO intercepts ballistic missile fired from Iran over Turkey
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March 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – NATO air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran over Turkey on Friday, Turkish authorities said, marking the third such incident since the start of the war.
Turkey’s Defense Ministry said the missile was destroyed by NATO air defense systems deployed in the eastern Mediterranean.
Residents in the southern city of Adana reported hearing a loud explosion and sirens at Incirlik Air Base, which is used by U.S. forces, in the early hours of Friday.
No casualties were reported.
NATO this week deployed an additional Patriot air defense system in the southeastern province of Malatya, where the Kurecik radar station is located.
The Turkish Defense Ministry said Incirlik remains a Turkish base and that the presence of foreign troops does not change its status.
The statement followed warnings from Tehran to regional countries not to host U.S. military bases.
