NATO air defences in the eastern Mediterranean have shot down a ballistic missile that was fired from Iran and entered Turkiye’s airspace, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Monday.

The ministry warned it would take necessary steps without hesitation.

This marks the second time an Iranian ballistic missile has been intercepted heading into the airspace of NATO member Turkiye in the last week.

In a statement, the ministry said some ammunition parts had fallen in the southeastern province of Gaziantep and that there were no casualties in the incident. It called on all parties to adhere to Ankara’s warnings.

Turkiye warned Iran on Saturday against firing more missiles towards it.