Turkey's National Defense Ministry said Turkish troops in the region "have been alerted” and the developments are being followed.
Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces hold a military exercise, involving ballistic missiles and drones, at a time of heightened tensions with the United States in the final days of President Donald Trump’s administration.
The country has made big strides towards homegrown arms production, creating a demand for exports and reducing its reliance on imports by 48 percent compared to the previous five-year period.
Ankara plans to use its low altitude air defence missile system HISAR-A to repel the advances of the Russia-backed Assad regime.
As more information emerges on the tragic Ukrainian passenger jet crash in Iran, it appears the plane may have been accidentally shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile, possibly a Tor-M1.
Iran has been rehearsing its response to the United States for two years - and this might just be the tip of the iceberg.
The latest launch is seen by analysts as the most provocative test by North Korea since it started the talks with the United States in 2018.
US-Russia missile sabre-rattling in the Arctic sends threatening political messages but the bigger threat is its lasting environmental damage.
Reports showed smoke rising along the frontier and the sound of explosions.
North Korea's latest missile launches were meant as a warning to Washington and Seoul over their joint war games, the North's leader Kim Jong Un said, according to state news agency KCNA.
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper's comments are likely to raise concern about an arms race and could add to an already tense relationship with China.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking at the Aspen Institute's annual security forum in the United States, said he was concerned at Turkey's expulsion from the F-35 programme.
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