ANKARA, March 13 (Reuters) - NATO air defences in the eastern Mediterranean have shot down a third ballistic missile that was fired from Iran towards Turkey, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Friday,

Donald Trump has warned that Nato faces a “very bad” future if US allies fail to assist in opening up the Strait of Hormuz, sending a blunt message to European nations to join his war effort in Iran.

Croatia — a member of the E.U. and NATO, and Serbia’s foe during the wars of the 1990s — has criticized the missile purchase as a threat to regional stability.

NATO's members with assets within firing range of Iran, are feeling the heat from the escalating war in the Middle East.

By linking different sensors and systems, the US and its allies will have a better air surveillance network for potential drone threats.

The former secretary general of NATO says he doesn't think allies will be pulled further into the conflict in the Middle East, but he's concerned the ongoing war with Iran will benefit Russia's economy and take the world’s attention away from the invasion of Ukraine.

Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and Director of Hoover Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative Jacquelyn Schneider joins Smerconish to compare the campaign in Iran to previous U.S. wars.

Trump told the Financial Times he could also delay his summit with China’s President Xi Jinping later this month as he presses Beijing to help unblock the crucial waterway. US President Donald Trump