Turkey summons the Iranian ambassador after a second missile fell into its airspace.

Turkey summoned the Iranian ambassador to Ankara after a second Iranian ballistic missile was shot down in Turkish airspace, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday.

“Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that his country's goal is to keep Turkey away from the flames of the Iranian war, while the Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador in Ankara after a second Iranian ballistic missile was shot down in Turkish airspace”

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Erdoğan told ministers after a cabinet meeting that Iran continues to take "mistaken, provocative and unjustified steps" despite "our serious warnings," and said Turkey's goal is to keep the country away from the flames of the Iranian war.

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He said Turkey is making "extraordinary efforts" to prevent the fire from spreading, to stop further bloodshed, and that it stands in the Iranian crisis on the side of truth, justice, international law and peace, advocating resolution through dialogue.

Erdoğan said Turkey has held talks with 16 leaders as part of intensive diplomatic activity since the first day of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran.

He said Ankara will continue to follow developments in coordination with NATO and other allies.

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He said Turkey has deployed six F-16 aircraft north of Cyprus and that its skies are under round-the-clock surveillance.

He added all state institutions are on alert.

He said the country is strong and capable of repelling attacks and "breaking the malicious hands that target its existence."

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that NATO defense systems in the eastern Mediterranean shot down a ballistic missile launched from Iran that entered Turkish airspace.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador, Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzadeh, to convey Turkey's displeasure and concern and asked the ambassador for clarification about the incident, diplomatic sources told Anadolu.

“Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that his country's goal is to keep Turkey away from the flames of the Iranian war, while the Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador in Ankara after a second Iranian ballistic missile was shot down in Turkish airspace”

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The article says the war that Israel and the United States began on February 28 has entered its tenth day, resulting in at least 1,332 dead, including the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and that there are fears of the conflict expanding regionally.