The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran towards Turkey on Monday, according to a statement by the Defence Ministry, raising the risk that the military alliance could be drawn more directly into the conflict in the Middle East.
It follows a similar interception on March 4, after which Nato said it strengthened its missile-defence posture in the region.
Debris from the munition landed in Gaziantep province in southern Turkey, around 150km (93 miles)…
Nato intercepts Iran missile fired towards Turkey
