Italy slams 'unjustifiable missile attack' on Turkey

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Italy slams 'unjustifiable missile attack' on Turkey
Rome, March 6 (AFP) Mar 06, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned on Friday what she called an "unjustifiable missile attack" against NATO ally Turkey, after the interception of a ballistic missile launched from Iran.

Meloni "expressed her solidarity and support... in the face of the unjustifiable missile attack" in a phone call with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the Middle East war, her office said.

On Wednesday, NATO air defence systems intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran and heading towards Turkey.

NATO's assertion that the missile was "targeting" Turkey contradicts a claim by a Turkish official, speaking on condition of anonymity, that it had been "aimed at a base in Greek Cyprus but veered off course".

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