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System Profile

Emad-1

Class
Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), Shahab 3 variant with maneuverable reentry vehicle
Propellant
Liquid
Operators
Iran

Range

  • Range: 2,000 km (DIA: potentially 2,000 kilometers). Ring drawn from Tehran.
Range rings for Emad-12,000 km: DIA: potentially 2,000 kilometersIranIraqSaudi ArabiaYemenIsraelLebanonSyriaTurkeyEgyptOmanPakistanAfghanistanQatarUAEKuwaitBahrain2,000 km: DIA: potentially 2,000 kilometersTehran500 km (approx.)
Ring drawn from Tehran for scale; launchers are mobile. Source: Defense Intelligence Agency, Iran Military Power: Ensuring Regime Survival and Securing Regional Dominance (2019), p. 45. Basemap: Natural Earth (public domain).

Source Text

"the Emad-1, equipped with a maneuverable reentry vehicle (MARV), which could allow the system to strike targets up to potentially 2,000 kilometers away with near-precision accuracy."

Defense Intelligence Agency, Iran Military Power: Ensuring Regime Survival and Securing Regional Dominance (2019), p. 45.

Cite: Middle East Forum, "Emad-1," Axis Attacks and Ceasefires, https://attacks.meforum.org/systems/emad-1/.