DUBAI:Iran’s Armed Forces ​respect the sovereignty of Turkiye and deny firing any missile ‌toward its ‌territory, ​it ‌said ⁠in ​a statement ⁠carried by state media on Thursday.

Turkiye’s defense ministry ⁠said on ‌Wednesday ‌that ​a ‌ballistic missile fired ‌from Iran toward Turkish airspace after ‌passing Syria and Iraq was destroyed ⁠by ⁠NATO air and missile defense systems over the eastern Mediterranean.