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Turkey denies reports US base on its territory was hit by Iran
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Turkey’s Directorate of Communications puts out a statement denying reports that a US base in Turkey was struck by an Iranian missile.
“There has been no attack against our country,” says Turkey. “Posts seeking to portray Türkiye as a party to regional conflicts constitute a clear act of disinformation.”
Posts showing footage of an ostensible blast at Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base have been circulating on some news accounts on social media. The clip is actually from Syria.
Turkey is one of the few US allies near Iran that hasn’t been hit since the start of the US-Israeli attacks on Saturday.
The US has over 1,000 military personnel at Incirlik, and other NATO countries have smaller contingents.
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