BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) - NATO does not plan to ⁠trigger ⁠its Article 5 mutual defence clause over ⁠the shooting down of a ballistic missile headed for Turkey, Secretary General Mark Rutte told ​Reuters on Thursday, amid fears the alliance could become embroiled in the U.S.-Iran war.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday the alliance was vigilant and ready to defend every inch of its territory after Iran fired a ballistic missile

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the alliance is not looking to trigger Article 5 on Thursday after Iran fired a missile that entered Turkey’s airspace. “Nobody’s talking about Article 5,” Rutte told Reuters.

This post has been updated with additional information on ships in the Eastern Mediterranean.  NATO assets shot down an Iranian ballistic missile headed for Turkey, alliance officials said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, March 13, 2025. (Photo credit: wikicommons/The White House) In recent weeks, a familiar reflex has taken hold among commentators on both sides of the Atlantic: panic.

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