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Shahab-1
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<p>The Shahab-1 was the foundation of the short-range <a href="/facts/Iran/24yukge8">Iranian</a> missile program. During the <a href="/facts/Iran%25E2%2580%2593Iraq_War/DqD7W8vd">Iran–Iraq War</a>, Iran purchased <a href="/facts/R-17_Elbrus/a31mgtYe">R-17 Elbrus</a> missiles from Libya, Syria and North Korea (<a href="/facts/Hwasong-5/4Kzwjtgk">Hwasong-5</a>). It is a close copy of Hwasong-5 (R-17). </p><p>Iran began making the Shahab-1 sometime between 1985 and 1988. Iran's Shahab-1 is a short-range ballistic missile derived from the Scud-B, and has a maximum range of 300 km (185 miles). </p><p>Iran employed Shahab 1s extensively during the 1990s and early 2000s against <a href="/facts/Mujahidin-e_Khalq/xfH9RQSl">Mujahidin-e Khalq</a> Organization (MKO) camps in Iraq. </p>