By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA, March 4 (Reuters) - Turkey said that NATO air defences destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile headed into Turkish airspace on Wednesday, marking the first time the alliance member has been drawn into the Middle East conflict and raising the possibility of a major expansion involving its bloc allies.

A ballistic missile fired from Iran and heading into Turkish airspace after passing Syria and Iraq was destroyed by NATO air and missile defense systems in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Turkish Defense Ministry says.

The number of ballistic missiles fired by Iran has collapsed since the first day of the conflict, according to data from the Washington-based Jewish Institute for National Security of America, or Jinsa.

This is a recap of Iran war developments from March 9. Click here for updates on March 10. President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Israel war on Iran is "very complete" and is ending "soon," leading U.S.

The United States delivered the "most intense day of strikes inside Iran" on Tuesday, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, as Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they would block oil shipments from the Persian Gulf until U.