Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi by phone on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, as tensions remain elevated following recent ballistic missile activity. The exchange comes after Turkey’s military reported intercepting a ballistic missile fired from Iran that landed in the Gaziantep province.
During the call, President Raisi stated that Iran does not acknowledge responsibility for the missile strikes and expressed a willingness to establish a joint investigation team to examine the incident, according to a statement released by the Iranian presidency. The development underscores growing regional instability and the potential for miscalculation.
Raisi also reportedly told Erdoğan that Israel and the United States are attempting to create discord between Iran and neighboring countries, and that media outlets aligned with those nations are falsely claiming Iran launched missiles into Turkey.
The Turkish Ministry of National Defense previously confirmed that some debris from the intercepted missile fell in open areas of Gaziantep, but stated that no casualties or injuries were reported.
