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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Through our WhatsApp, you have asked us whether it is true that the missile intercepted by NATO on Friday 13 March in Turkish airspace was of Iranian origin. While the Atlantic Alliance and the Turkish Ministry of Defence claim that the ballistic missile was Iranian, the Persian regime denies it. Context. This is the third time Ankara denounces the interception of a projectile coming from Iran in its skies since the current war escalation in the…
A third missile fired from Iran destroyed by NATO in Turkish airspace.
Following the incidents of missiles being intercepted by NATO forces, Turkish President Erdogan ruled out involvement in the war. "Far from the furnace of fire," he said.
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
Turkey Intercepts Third Ballistic Missile Launched From Iran Since Conflict Escalated
Turkey’s defence ministry confirmed on Friday that a ballistic missile launched from Iran was shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces, marking the third such interception since the escalation of the Middle East conflict. “A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean,” the ministry said in a statement. Earlier on Friday, sire…
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