Officials said fragments that fell in the Dortyol district in southern Türkiye, near the Syrian border, had been identified as pieces of the interceptor used to neutralise “the threat in the air”.
No casualties were reported.
Reacting to the incident, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a call with Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan “that attacks on Türkiye’s sovereign territory were unacceptable and pledged full support from the US”, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said.
The incident also drew condemnation from NATO.
“NATO stands firmly with all allies, including Turkiye, as Iran continues its indiscriminate attacks across the region,” NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart said.
“Our deterrence and defence posture remains strong across all domains, including when it comes to air and missile defence”.
The United Arab Emirates “strongly condemned” the missile launch as a “serious escalation”, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Ankara summoned the Iranian ambassador to convey its “reaction and concerns” over the incident while Fidan warned Tehran against steps that could widen the conflict, a diplomatic source said.
Fidan told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in a phone call that “any steps that could lead to the spread of conflict should be avoided”, the source added.
Iranian news agency Tasnim said Araghchi told Fidan that Iran’s retaliatory strikes were aimed at bases used to carry out operations against the Islamic Republic.
Turkiye hosts a number of military facilities used by the US and other NATO allies.