For the first time, Iran carried out a targeted attack on Türkiye, a NATO member country.

A ballistic missile launched from Iranian territory followed a trajectory over Iraq and Syria toward Turkish airspace.

The projectile was intercepted by NATO defense systems positioned in the Eastern Mediterranean before reaching its target.

The incident increases tensions because Turkey is a member of NATO, whose collective defense clause establishes that an attack against one member can be treated as an attack against the entire alliance.