NATO confirms 4th Iranian missile intercepted entering Turkish airspace

NATO confirmed Monday that its forces had intercepted an Iranian missile heading towards Turkey.

"NATO is prepared for such threats and will always do what is necessary to defend all allies," said alliance spokeswoman Allison Hart, according to the AFP.

Earlier Monday, Turkey's defense ministry announced that the alliance's air defenses deployed in the eastern Mediterranean had, for a fourth time during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, intercepted an Iranian missile that had entered its airspace.