Al-Fajr Missile
Islamic Republic's weapon of mass destruction.
1992 15-Jan: North Korea sold indigenously
produced modified Scuds to the Islamic regime and Syria, and is
not far from having a more advanced missile with a range of at least
1,000km (Nodong-1). 09-Mar: The North Korean freighter Dae
Hung Ho docks at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas with Scud-C missiles
and missile equipment. The missiles are unloaded and will allegedly
be airlifted to Syria. 10-Mar: The Iranian freighter, Iran Salam,
which is located carrying North Korean missile-related cargo, between
Singapore and the Iranian port of Bandar Khomeini. 11-Mar: Syria's provides nuclear fuel
to the Islamic regime from it's two processing plants at Hama; one
liquid-fuel for Scud-type missiles and one solid-fuel for M-9 type
missiles.
27-Mar: the Islamic regime acquires additional Scud missiles
from North Korea which lead to US imposed sanctions on North Korea
and Iran for missile transactions. As per the US information, North
Korean Lyongakasan Machineries and Equipment Export Corporation
and Changgwang Credit Corporation were involved in missile related
activities with the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces
Logistics. 04-Jun: North Korea supplied 170 Scud-B
and 150 Scud-C missiles to the Islamic regime. 08-Aug: North Korea received 20,000 barrels
of oil per day from Iran in lieu of missiles and some other armaments.
In addition to complete missile systems, the Islamic regime got
technical details from North Korea whereby its indigenous missile
systems could get a major boost. 30-Oct: A North Korean ship laden with
up to 100 Scud-C missiles departs North Korea bound for the Iranian
port of Bandar Abbas; half of the delivery is to be transported
overland to Syria, the other half is to go to the Islamic regime.
21-Dec: the Islamic regime is attempting to extend the range of
the Silkworm missile to 400km at a Silkworm assembly facility near
Bandar Abbas.