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NATO air defenses destroy an Iranian ballistic missile heading into Turkish airspace

Mountain Time
Local time
2:53 PM in Istanbul
Where
Dortyol, Hatay, Turkey

Turkey's Defense Ministry said a ballistic missile fired from Iran crossed Iraqi and Syrian airspace toward Turkey and was destroyed by NATO air and missile defenses in the eastern Mediterranean. Interceptor debris fell in Dortyol, Hatay province, with no casualties.

Why it matters

The interception pulled NATO's air defenses directly into the war on behalf of a member state, and Ankara warned all sides against steps that would spread the conflict.

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