MEF Menu
Middle East ForumSupport MEF
Middle East ForumAxis Attacks and Ceasefires

Missile Ranges

System Profile

Shahab 1

Class
Short-range ballistic missile (SRBM)
Propellant
Liquid (Scud-based)
Operators
Iran

Range

  • Range: 300 km (DIA maximum range). Ring drawn from Tehran.
Range rings for Shahab 1300 km: DIA maximum rangeIranIraqSaudi ArabiaYemenIsraelLebanonSyriaTurkeyEgyptOmanPakistanAfghanistanQatarUAEKuwaitBahrain300 km: DIA maximum rangeTehran500 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. 43 to 44. Basemap: Natural Earth (public domain).

Source Text

"Shahab 1 (300 km)" (DIA chart legend). DIA states the Shahab 1, Shahab 2 and Qiam-1 are liquid-propellant SRBMs "based on Scud technology."

Defense Intelligence Agency, Iran Military Power: Ensuring Regime Survival and Securing Regional Dominance (2019), p. 43 to 44.

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