Iran dismisses reports of missile launch towards Turkey

Iran’s embassy in Ankara has rejected reports that claimed that the Islamic Republic has fired a missile towards Turkey.

In a statement on Friday, the embassy emphasized that “no projectile has been fired from Iran towards Turkey.”

Referring to the recent conversation between the presidents of the two countries as well as the talks between their foreign ministers, the statement noted that the Islamic Republic has expressed its readiness to form a joint technical team to thoroughly examine this matter in order to remove any ambiguity.

The statement emphasized that “The Islamic Republic of Iran fully respects the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the friendly and neighboring country, the Republic of Turkey.”

This comes as Turkey's defense ministry claimed that a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces.

"A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralized by NATO air and missile defense assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean," the ministry said in a statement.

Earlier, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported that sirens had sounded at Incirlik airbase, which hosts US troops, just outside the southern city of Adana.

This comes as Turkey's transport minister announced that a Turkish-owned ship had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively shut since the US-Israeli aggression against Iran, with Tehran permission.

In a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated that Iran will refrain from any action against neighboring countries provided their airspace, territory, or waters are not used as platforms for attacks on Iranian soil and people.

Iran will not target any country not used for aggression: Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reiterated that the country will refrain from any action against neighboring countries provided their airspace, territory, or waters are not used as platforms for attacks on Iranian soil and people.

He categorically rejected media claims propagated by outlets aligned with Israel and the United States that Iran had launched missile strikes against Turkey.

To dispel any misunderstanding, he proposed the formation of a joint Iran-Turkey technical team to investigate and refute false allegations spread by hostile regimes and media.

On February 28, the United States and the Israeli regime started their unprovoked military aggression on Iran, assassinating the former Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, and several top military commanders.

Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the criminal aggression by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on the US bases in regional countries.

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