Ankara warns Tehran after downing Iranian ballistic missile

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi amidst the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East, TRT Haber says.

According to diplomatic sources, Fidan informed Iran of Türkiye’s response after ballistic missiles, launched from Iranian territory, were detected in Turkish airspace and subsequently neutralised.

Fidan emphasised the need to avoid any actions that could escalate the conflict, highlighting rising regional tensions.

Earlier, the Turkish defence ministry reported the interception of an Iranian ballistic missile entering its airspace.

By Khagan Isayev