Iran denies firing missile toward Turkey after Ankara cites NATO interception

Ankara, Turkey. Iran’s Armed Forces said they respect Turkey’s sovereignty and denied firing any missile toward Turkish territory, according to a statement carried by state media on Thursday.

Iran’s response

Iran’s Armed Forces said in their statement that they respect Turkey’s sovereignty and denied firing any missile toward its territory.

Turkey’s account

Turkey’s defence 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 defence systems over the eastern Mediterranean.

What do you make of the differing accounts from Iran’s Armed Forces and Turkey’s defence ministry?