Iran Denies Attacks on Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Cyprus as Ankara Confirms Second Ballistic Munition Intercept
By Bosphorus News Geopolitics Desk
Iran has denied allegations that it launched attacks against Türkiye, Azerbaijan or Cyprus amid rising regional tensions following recent US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.
Speaking at a weekly press briefing on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Iran’s armed forces had not fired any missiles or drones toward the three countries and that no such launches originated from Iranian territory.
“Regarding the Republic of Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Cyprus that you mentioned, the General Staff of the Armed Forces has explicitly stated that no such projectiles were launched from within Iran or by our military forces,” Baghaei said.
The statement came as several security incidents have been reported across the region in recent days.
Earlier on Monday, Türkiye’s Ministry of National Defense said a ballistic munition fired from Iranian territory and entering Turkish airspace was intercepted and neutralized by NATO air and missile defence assets. Authorities said fragments fell in an empty area near Gaziantep and no casualties were reported.
Turkish officials indicated that the incident marks the second time within days that a ballistic munition launched from Iran has been intercepted before reaching Turkish territory.
Elsewhere in the region, Azerbaijan reported that drones struck the Nakhchivan exclave last week, damaging infrastructure and injuring civilians. Azerbaijani officials described the incident as a terrorist act and demanded clarification from Tehran.
In Cyprus, the latest confirmed incident remains last week’s drone strike targeting the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force Akrotiri base. Cypriot officials said the drone resembled a Shahed-type system but did not directly attribute the attack to Iran.
As of Monday evening, there were no confirmed reports of a new attack on Cyprus within the past 24 hours, although security alerts on the island remain elevated following the earlier strike.
Iran has rejected responsibility for the incidents and said its armed forces had not carried out operations against the three countries.
The exchange of accusations comes as tensions remain high across the Middle East following the military escalation that began on February 28 after US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.