Shahab-1
The Shahab-1 was the foundation of the long-range Iranian missile program. During the Iran–Iraq War, Iran purchased R-17 Elbrus missiles from Libya, Syria and North Korea. It is a close copy of Hwasong-5.
Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1987 and 1994.
Iran employed Shahab 1s extensively during the 1990s and early 2000s against Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization camps in Iraq.
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, Shahab-6.Operators
