Turkey Says Iran Denies Rockets That Entered Turkish Airspace
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has denied that two rockets fired towards Turkey originated from Iran, according to the Turkish government.
During a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Pezeshkian “stated that the missiles that entered the Turkish airspace were not of Iranian origin, and that the issue will be thoroughly investigated,” the Turkish presidency said in a statement early on Tuesday.
NATO member Turkey said on Monday that a ballistic missile launched from neighbouring Iran was neutralised by the alliance’s defence systems while entering Turkish airspace.
Some debris fell on open land near the southern city of Gaziantep close to the Syrian border, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said.
Last week, a NATO air defence system in Turkey’s border region with Iran also intercepted a ballistic missile. Debris from that missile fell in the province of Hatay on an open area. No injuries were reported in either incident.
During the call with Pezeshkian, Erdoğan condemned both the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran as well as Iranian strikes on several countries in the region, the Turkish presidency said. The Iranian attacks on “brotherly countries” benefited no one and must stop, Erdoğan said. #Turkey Says Iran Denies Rockets That Entered Turkish Airspace#
