Profile
- Type
- Ballistic missile family
- Conflict side
- Iran
- Origin
- Iran
- Service note
- 1980s-present
Artillery
Iranian ballistic missiles
Iranian ballistic missiles are the long-range strike arm of Iran's arsenal. In the United States-Iran Conflict, official U.S. releases documented Iranian ballistic-missile attacks on Al-Udeid Air Base in June 2025 and toward Kuwait and Bahrain in June 2026, while leaving the exact 2026 missile models publicly unidentified.
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Service History
- In service
- Operational with Iran's ballistic-missile forces; exact 2026 models in the conflict were not publicly identified.
- Used by
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
- Wars
- United States-Iran Conflict
Production History
- Designer
- Aerospace Industries Organization
- Designed
- 1980s
- Built in
- Iran
- Unit cost
- Not publicly disclosed
- Produced
- 1980s-present
- Number built
- Not publicly disclosed
- Variants
- Fateh-110 family, Qiam-1, Shahab-3 family, Sejjil, Khorramshahr
Specifications
- Range
- Varies by family; CSIS lists Iranian ballistic missiles from roughly 200 km to 2,000 km or more.
- Propulsion
- Mixed solid-fuel and liquid-fuel missile families.
- Launch platform
- Road-mobile transporter-erector-launchers are common, with supporting fixed infrastructure for some systems.
- Guidance
- Mixed inertial and improving precision-guidance packages across different families.
- Warhead
- Conventional payloads are typical; exact 2026 loads were not publicly identified.
Conflict Usage
- United States-Iran Conflict
- Side: IranRole: Retaliatory regional ballistic-missile strikes
Used by Iran in the United States-Iran Conflict for retaliatory regional strikes, including ballistic missiles fired at Al-Udeid Air Base on June 23, 2025 and toward Kuwait and Bahrain on June 5, 2026; official releases did not identify the exact 2026 missile models.
Iranian ballistic missiles Images
Related Weapon Systems
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Qiam-1 / modified Qiam ballistic missileShort-range ballistic missileThe Qiam-1 is Iran's road-mobile, liquid-fueled short-range ballistic missile family derived from the Shahab-2. Open-source analysis links the family, including a modified Qiam variant sometimes called Qiam-2, to Iran's January 2020 retaliatory strike on U.S. forces at Ayn al-Asad Air Base during the United States-Iran Conflict.
Qiam-2 ballistic missileShort-range ballistic missileQiam-2 is an analyst designation for an upgraded Iranian Qiam short-range ballistic missile with a revised reentry section and improved accuracy. Open-source reporting ties the modified missile to Iran's January 2020 retaliatory strike on Ain al-Asad Air Base in the United States-Iran Conflict..jpg?width=480)
Qaher-1 ballistic missileShort-range ballistic missileQaher-1 is the Houthi-aligned forces' Yemeni conversion of Soviet S-75/V-755 surface-to-air missiles into a land-attack ballistic rocket during the Yemen Civil War. The system mattered because it gave the movement a locally modified, cross-border strike option against Saudi targets starting in late 2015.
Qaher-M2 ballistic missileShort-range ballistic missileQaher-M2 is a Houthi-improved short-range ballistic missile derived from the Soviet S-75/V-755 family and used in cross-border strikes from Yemen into Saudi Arabia during the Yemen Civil War. Open-source reporting describes it as a March 2017 upgrade with a longer reported range and heavier warhead than Qaher-1.
Fateh-110 / Fateh-family ballistic missileShort-range ballistic missileThe Fateh-110 is Iran's road-mobile, solid-fuel short-range ballistic missile and a core Fateh-family strike system. CSIS ties Fateh missiles to Iran's January 2020 retaliation after the Soleimani strike, placing the family in the United States-Iran Conflict archive.
Ohio-class guided-missile submarineGuided-missile submarineThe Ohio-class guided-missile submarine is the U.S. Navy's converted SSGN platform for large Tomahawk strike loads and special-operations support. In the United States-Iran Conflict, DoD said a U.S. submarine launched more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles at Esfahan during Operation Midnight Hammer, demonstrating the class's long-range maritime strike role.Sources
Missiles of IranPublisher: CSIS Missile Threat | Note: Supports Iran's ballistic-missile inventory, family examples, and general range/background context for the entry. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Treasury Iran missile production networksPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: Supports manufacturer and background context for Iran's ballistic-missile production network, including AIO and related entities. | Accessed: 2026-06-20CENTCOM Al-Udeid DefensePublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: United States-Iran Conflict: ballistic missiles fired by Iran at Al-Udeid Air Base on June 23, 2025. | Accessed: 2026-06-20CENTCOM Forces Defeat Missiles, Drones Launched by IranPublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: United States-Iran Conflict: ballistic missiles fired by Iran toward Kuwait and Bahrain on June 5, 2026; the release did not identify the exact missile models. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Iranian Ballistic Missile Ranges (2019) - Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Wikimedia Commons file page for the primary range-map image; the file is licensed on Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Fateh-110 family missile - Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Wikimedia Commons file page for the supporting launcher image; the file is CC BY 4.0 licensed on Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Shahab-3 MRBM illustration - Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Wikimedia Commons file page for the supporting illustration image; the file is CC BY 3.0 licensed on Commons. | Accessed: 2026-06-20