President of Turkey
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Balancing NATO obligations against longstanding ties with Tehran
For the third time in ten days, a ballistic missile fired from Iran crossed into Turkish airspace before NATO defenses destroyed it. The March 13 interception over eastern Turkey followed similar shootdowns on March 4 and March 9 — a pattern that has turned a NATO ally's skies into an unwanted proving ground for the alliance's missile shield. Turkey summoned Iran's ambassador and demanded an explanation; Iran, as it has after each incident, denied deliberately targeting its neighbor.
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