March 10, (THEWILL) — Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has told his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, that missiles which recently entered Turkish airspace were not fired by Iran, pledging that Tehran would carry out a comprehensive investigation into the incident.
According to a statement from the Turkish presidency on Tuesday, Pezeshkian made the clarification during a telephone conversation with Erdoğan, insisting that the rockets detected in Turkish airspace were not of Iranian origin.
The development follows Turkey’s announcement on Monday that a ballistic missile launched from the direction of neighbouring Iran was intercepted by NATO air defence systems while entering the country’s airspace.
Turkey’s Ministry of Defence said fragments of the intercepted missile fell on open land near the southern city of Gaziantep, close to the Syrian border. Authorities confirmed that no casualties or damage were recorded in the incident.
The interception marked the second such incident in recent days. Last week, another ballistic missile was also intercepted by NATO defence systems near Turkey’s border with Iran, with debris falling in an open area in Hatay Province. No injuries were reported in that case as well.
During the phone call, Erdoğan warned that violations of Turkey’s airspace could not be justified under any circumstances and emphasised that Ankara would continue to take necessary measures to protect its sovereignty.
The Turkish leader also condemned both the United States and Israeli strikes on Iran, as well as Iran’s retaliatory attacks on countries in the region, stressing that targeting “brotherly countries” benefits no one and should cease.
The latest exchange between the two leaders comes amid rising tensions in the Middle East, following escalating military actions involving Iran, Israel and the United States, which have raised fears of a wider regional conflict.
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