(March 9): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace on Monday, the Defence Ministry said, raising the risk that the military alliance could be drawn more directly into the conflict in the Middle East. It follows a similar interception on March 4, after which Nato said it strengthened its missile defences in the region. “A ballistic munition fired from Iran that entered Turkish airspace has been neutralised by Nato air and missile defense assets deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean,” the ministry said in a statement, hinting that the missile was intercepted by US naval forces in the area. After the first attempted attack against Türkiye, it also warned Tehran against actions that could expand the conflict further. At the time, Tehran said that the early-warning radar system in Kurecik was designed to help protect Israel against Iranian missile threats.

Source: The Edge Markets March 09, 2026 13:16 UTC