NATO intercepts Iran missile over Turkey
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Turkey sends F-16 jets to northern Cyprus
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A land crossing near eastern Turkey’s Van province is one of the few routes connecting Iranians to the rest of the world amid an airspace shutdown in Iran since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Tehran over a week ago,
The order came after the interception of two missiles heading toward Turkey, which has a base that hosts U.S. and NATO forces.
Iranians are streaming across the border with Turkey, fleeing constant bombardment. But some are also going the other way -- returning to Iran out of worry for loved ones they can't otherwise reach.
ANKARA, March 7 (Reuters) - Turkey is considering the deployment of F-16 aircraft to Cyprus, a Turkish defence ministry source said on Saturday. The person said such a move was one of the steps being considered amid the phased planning underway to ensure the security of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the north of the island,
Meanwhile, Defence Secretary John Healey says a drone that hit a UK base in Cyprus last week came from either Lebanon or Iraq.