Summoning Iran's envoy, the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday conveyed Türkiye’s protest over a ballistic missile fired from Iran that entered Turkish airspace before it was intercepted, according to Anadolu Agency.
Iranian Ambassador to Ankara Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzadeh was summoned to the ministry and asked for an explanation of the incident.
The Turkish National Defense Ministry said Monday that a ballistic missile fired from Iran that entered Turkish airspace was neutralized by NATO air and missile defense assets deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean.
On US social media company X, the ministry said some debris from the missile fell onto vacant land in the country's southeastern Gaziantep province, adding that there were no casualties or injuries.
