Turkey says missile launched from Iran destroyed by Nato
South China Morning Post
by Agence France-PresseMarch 4, 2026
A ballistic missile launched from Iran and heading towards Turkish airspace via Iraq and Syria was destroyed by Nato air defence systems, Turkish officials said on Wednesday.
The defence ministry said it had been “engaged and neutralised by Nato air-and-missile defence assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean”.
It did not specify the missile’s intended target.
A Turkish official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the missile had been “aimed at a base in Greek Cyprus but veered...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 3/4/2026