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Turkey says NATO defences downed fourth inbound Iranian missile

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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