Nato 'will always defend' Turkey, says chief

Nato 'will always defend' Turkey, says chief Nato chief Mark Rutte said the alliance would do "what's necessary to defend" its members including Turkey after intercepting four missiles fired from Iran and headed into Turkish air space over the past weeks. A member of the defence alliance, Turkey, which borders Iran, has been largely spared the sort of retaliation from Tehran suffered by countries in the Gulf before the ceasefire. Nato forces shot down ballistic missiles fired from Iran four times, prompting the alliance to deploy a new Patriot missile battery at Incirlik air base in southern Turkey.