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System Profile

Shahab 2

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

Range

  • Range: 500 km (DIA maximum range). Ring drawn from Tehran.
Range rings for Shahab 2500 km: DIA maximum rangeIranIraqSaudi ArabiaYemenIsraelLebanonSyriaTurkeyEgyptOmanPakistanAfghanistanQatarUAEKuwaitBahrain500 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 2 SRBM (500 km)"

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

Cite: Middle East Forum, "Shahab 2," Axis Attacks and Ceasefires, https://attacks.meforum.org/systems/shahab-2/.