Turkey’s foreign minister says diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran is stalled, but he thinks quiet back-channel talks remain possible.

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay 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,

Turkey said on Monday that NATO air defences shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran into Turkish airspace.

Turkey did not say where the missile was intercepted. But residents near Incirlik Air Base, which hosts U.S. troops, reported hearing sirens and a loud boom.

A ballistic missile launched from Iran was neutralized by NATO air defence systems as it entered Turkish airspace, Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Friday, marking the third such incident since

Iranians are using a border crossing into Turkey as one of the only ways out during the war in Iran, with the country's airspace closed.

Turkey's defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces in the third such incident of the Middle East war. "A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean,

Dr. Sinan Ciddi, director of the Turkey program at FDD, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss where Turkey stands as the Iran war has spilled into the wider region.

Venezuela's gold reserves plummeted over the past years, now standing at barely 53 despite continued mining in the country's mineral-rich region, according to a new report.