Turkey Says NATO Defenses Intercepted Iranian Ballistic Missile Over Its Airspace

A similar missile incident last week also involved NATO intercepting a projectile approaching Turkish airspace.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives at a NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington on July 9, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images3/9/2026|Updated: 3/9/2026The Turkish Ministry of National Defence said on March 9 that a ballistic missile fired from Iran had been intercepted after it entered Turkish airspace.“A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralized by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean,” the ministry said in the statement posted on X.