Shahab-1

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox weapon The Shahab-1 (Template:Langx, meaning "Meteor-1") was the foundation of the short-range Iranian missile program.<ref name="FAS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the Iran–Iraq War, Iran purchased R-17 Elbrus missiles from Libya, Syria and North Korea (Hwasong-5). It is a close copy of Hwasong-5 (R-17).<ref name="missilethreat.csis.org">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1985 and 1988.<ref name="FAS" /> Iran's Shahab-1 is a short-range ballistic missile derived from the Scud-B, and has a maximum range of 300 km (185 miles).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Iran employed Shahab 1s extensively during the 1990s and early 2000s against Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq.<ref name="missilethreat.csis.org"/>

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Shahab-1 engine at a 2012 military exhibition in Tehran

VariantsEdit

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