Overview
- Turkey’s defense ministry said NATO air and missile defenses based in the eastern Mediterranean intercepted a ballistic munition that entered Turkish airspace, the third such case since March 4.
- Air-raid sirens sounded near Incirlik Air Base in Adana and in Batman, with residents sharing footage of a fast-moving, burning object; no casualties were reported.
- NATO has reinforced regional defenses, including deploying a U.S. Patriot battery to Malatya to bolster protection of the Kurecik early-warning radar site.
- The United States closed its consulate in Adana and urged American citizens to leave southeastern Turkey following earlier interceptions and security alerts.
- Iran denies firing toward Turkey and has proposed a joint technical investigation, while Turkey’s foreign minister says technical data contradicts Tehran’s position.