US Navy destroyer intercepted Iranian missile heading toward Türkiye: Report
Türkiye Today • • world
Key Points:
- A U.S. Navy destroyer in the eastern Mediterranean intercepted and shot down an Iranian ballistic missile heading toward Turkish airspace, marking the first direct Iranian attack on a NATO member since the recent conflict began.
- The missile, which passed through Iraqi and Syrian airspace, was destroyed by an SM-3 interceptor fired at around 11:40 p.m. EST; no casualties were reported, and debris fell in southern Türkiye near the Syrian border.
- The missile's intended target remains unclear, with some reports suggesting it aimed for a military facility in Cyprus but went off course; the attack may have been carried out by isolated Iranian military elements acting independently under Iran's decentralized "Mosaic" doctrine.
- Türkiye condemned the missile launch
