By Jack Phillips

NATO intercepted and destroyed an Iranian missile that was fired on March 30 at Turkey, the latest of several such incidents since the U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran began, a NATO spokesperson said.

“NATO again successfully intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile heading to Türkiye,” NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart said in a post on her official X account on March 30 and using another spelling for Turkey. “NATO is prepared for such threats and will always do what is necessary to defend all Allies.”

The incident occurred on March 30.

The Turkish Ministry of National Defense confirmed the development in a separate statement and said that the ballistic missile was “neutralized by NATO air and missile defense assets deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean,” according to a translation.

“All necessary measures are being taken resolutely and without hesitation against all threats directed at our country’s territory and airspace, and all developments in the region are being carefully monitored with our national security as the priority,” the statement reads.

There were no further details provided by either NATO or the Turkish Defense Ministry, such as the exact location or the type of missile that was launched.

It was the fourth time that NATO had intercepted a projectile from Iran as it approached or entered Turkish airspace. Tehran has previously denied launching projectiles at Turkey.

Amid the conflict, Turkey has tried to maintain a neutral position and has officials taking part in mediation efforts.

After the U.S. and Israeli militaries launched strikes on Iran, including an attack that killed the country’s top leader, the Iranian regime has responded by firing barrages of missiles at U.S. assets in the region, including at targets in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, and elsewhere. In early March, Azerbaijan accused Iran of launching a drone attack on it.

Iranian officials on March 30 did not appear to publicly comment on the Turkish Defense Ministry’s and NATO’s assertions that it fired a missile at Turkey.

On state-run Tasnim News, the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps stated that it fired missiles at command and control centers, drone facilities, and locations in the Middle East that it claimed are being used by the U.S. and Israeli militaries. No locations in Turkey were listed.

The United States and Israel initiated combat operations in Iran on Feb. 28. The country’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes, with his son Mojtaba Khamenei later chosen to succeed him.

Aside from the drone and missile attacks in the region, Iran is also attempting to block some shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, causing oil and gas prices to surge worldwide and inside the United States.

Israel also intensified its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon, expanding its ground operations in the southern part of the country in recent days.

On March 30, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told ABC News that the Trump administration is still in negotiations with Tehran and indicated that the current regime is fractured due to the strikes.

U.S. President Donald Trump also said on March 30 in a post on social media that talks are going well, but he warned that Iran may face U.S. strikes on its energy plants and other infrastructure if it doesn’t immediately open the Strait of Hormuz.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.