Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again warned Tehran against taking “provocative steps” after Nato defence systems intercepted a second Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran, AFP reports.

“Despite our sincere warnings, extremely wrong and provocative steps continue to be taken that will jeopardise Turkiye’s friendship. One should not engage in such behaviour,” he said, adding, “Persistence and stubbornness in wrongdoing should be avoided”.