Overview
- Turkey’s defense ministry said NATO air and missile defenses neutralized a ballistic missile over the eastern Mediterranean after it entered Turkish airspace.
- It was the third interception since early March, with NATO forces on heightened alert and Ankara attributing the launches to Iran.
- Turkey has requested a formal explanation from Tehran and said channels with Iranian officials remain active.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said keeping Turkey out of the Iran war is his top priority and signaled a measured response to provocations.
- Sirens sounded near Incirlik Air Base in Adana during the latest incident, authorities reported no casualties, and earlier debris was recorded in Hatay and Gaziantep.