Shahab-1

The Shahab-1 (Persian: شهاب ۱, romanized: Ŝahāb 1, meaning "Meteor-1") was the foundation of the short-range Iranian missile program. During the Iran–Iraq War, Iran purchased R-17 Elbrus missiles (also known as the Scud-B) from Libya, Syria and North Korea (Hwasong-5). It is a close copy of Hwasong-5 (R-17). Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1985 and 1988. It is a short-range ballistic missile derived from the Scud-B, and has a maximum range of 300 km (185 miles). Iran employed Shahab-1s extensively during the 1990s and early 2000s against the Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq. Production of Shahab-1s ceased in 2016.

== Variants == Shahab is the name of a class of Iranian missiles, service time of c. 1987–present, which comes in six variants: Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Shahab-4, Shahab-5, and Shahab-6.

== Operators == Iran Ba'athist Syria

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== See also == Military of Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force Defense industry of Iran List of equipment of the Iranian Army Shahab-2 Shahab-3 Shahab-4

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== External links == Iran Military pictures and video