Patriot missile defense system deployed in central Turkey

Government

Turkey said Tuesday a Patriot missile defence system was being deployed in the centre of the country, a day after NATO intercepted a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace. The move was announced after a phone call between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, with the Iranian president denying the missile had been fired from Iran. “Necessary measures are being taken for the security of our borders and airspace, and consultations are being