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Turkey says NATO defenses downed inbound Iranian missile for fourth time
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA ballistic missile launched from Iran entered Turkish airspace before being shot down by NATO air and missile defenses deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey’s Defense Ministry says.
The interception marked the fourth such incident since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, following three earlier interceptions by NATO systems earlier this month that prompted Ankara to protest and warn Tehran.
Tehran has denied in the previous three incidents that it authorized such launches and has asked Ankara to form a joint investigation into the matter.
The ministry says all necessary measures were being taken “decisively and without hesitation” against any threat directed at Turkey’s territory and airspace.
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