Turkey said on Monday (9) that an Iranian missile was shot down in its airspace. Neutralization was carried out by NATO air defenses. Some ammunition debris fell on an empty plot of land in the city of Gaziantep, in the southeast of the country.
This is the second time that the alliance has mobilized to defend a member country. Last week, NATO intercepted another missile that entered Turkish airspace. Turkey accused Iran of having launched the warhead, but the Iranian regime denies it.
Until now, NATO’s participation in the war taking over the Middle East has been defensive in nature, but an effective entry by the military alliance justified by the principle of mutual defense could mean an even greater escalation of the conflict.
In a post on social media, the military alliance’s spokeswoman said that “NATO remains steadfast in its availability to defend all allies against any threat.”
