ANKARA, MAR 13 /DNA/ – Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense announced that NATO air and missile defense assets (deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean) intercepted and neutralized a third ballistic missile launched from Iran that entered Turkish airspace.

No casualties or significant damage were reported. This follows similar incidents on March 4 (first interception en route to Turkish airspace) and March 9 (second, which entered airspace before being downed).

Ankara has demanded clarification from Tehran on these “provocative” incidents, amid fears of escalation drawing NATO further into the conflict. Earlier interceptions involved systems like the US Navy’s SM-3 missiles from Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.Trump claims Iran is “about to surrender” in G7 call According to Axios (citing officials from three G7 countries briefed on a virtual G7 leaders’ meeting Wednesday), US President Donald Trump told allies that Iran is “about to surrender.”

He reportedly boasted about the war’s progress under “Operation Epic Fury,” claiming massive damage to Iranian targets and suggesting few officials remain in Tehran with authority to decide on continuing the fight.

Trump has made similar optimistic statements in recent interviews, saying the war could end “any time I want it to end” due to “practically nothing left” to target, while insisting on unconditional surrender.US CENTCOM reports deaths in refueling aircraft crash in Iraq.

US Central Command confirmed that four of the six crew members aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker (aerial refueling aircraft) were killed after it crashed in western Iraq on Thursday during operations supporting the Iran conflict.

Rescue efforts continue for the remaining two personnel. The incident involved two aircraft (the second landed safely) and was described as “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire”—possibly an accident like a mid-air collision during refueling.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (an Iran-backed group) claimed responsibility for shooting it down, though US officials disputed that.

 This brings US military fatalities in the war to at least 11. These events highlight the conflict’s spillover risks, including threats to NATO territory (via Turkey) and US assets in the region, while Trump projects confidence in a swift resolution amid heavy ongoing strikes. Oil prices remain elevated, and regional tensions continue to rise.