U.S. Orders Diplomats to Leave Consulate in Southern Turkey

Turkey, a member of NATO, has NATO forces and the U.S. Air Force operating at Incirlik, though Turkey has said it would not allow its airspace to be used for attacks against Iran.

“War in theMiddle East Advertisement Supported by The order came after the interception of two missiles heading toward Turkey, which has a base that hosts U”

New York Times

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that NATO had deployed a Patriot air defense system in the eastern Turkish city of Malatya to protect the country’s airspace; the article describes the Patriot as the United States’ most advanced ground-based missile defense system.

New York Times

The State Department’s evacuation orders and the deployment of additional defenses signal rising concern about the conflict’s spillover into NATO territory.