The Shahab-3 (meaning "Meteor-3")'s a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by Iran and based on the Nodong-1. An early variant could fly ; they can now reach . It was tested from 1998 to 2003 and added to the military arsenal on July 7, 2003, with an official unveiling by Ayatollah Khamenei on July 20. The forerunners to this missile include the Shahab-1 and Shahab-2. The then-Iranian Defense Minister Admiral Shamkhani has denied that Iran plans to develop a Shahab-4. Some successors… (More on Shahab-3)