NATO Intercepts Iranian Missile Targeting Turkey, Officials Say

The incident was confirmed by both NATO and Turkey’s Defense Ministry.

A U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot anti-missile defense launcher, in a file photo. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

NATO intercepted and destroyed an Iranian missile that was fired on March 30 at Turkey, the latest of several such incidents since the U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran began, a NATO spokesperson said.

“NATO again successfully intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile heading to Türkiye,” NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart said in a post on her official X account on Monday and using another spelling for Turkey. “NATO is prepared for such threats and will always do what is necessary to defend all Allies.”