The Shahab-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.
Iran employed Shahab-1s extensively during the 1990s and early 2000s against the Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq.
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File:Shahab-3 Missle by YPA.IR 01 (cropped).jpg|Operational pre-launch
File:Shahab-3 Missle by YPA.IR 02 (cropped).jpg|Lift-off (cropped)
File:Shahab-3 Missle by YPA.IR 02.jpg|Lift-off
File:Shahab-3 Missle by YPA.IR 03 (cropped).jpg|Flight (cropped)
File:Shahab-3 Missle by YPA.IR 01.jpg|Flight
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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