 The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Phantoms saw heavy action in the Iran – Iraq War in the 1980s and are kept operational by overhaul and servicing from Iran 's aerospace industry . Notable operations of Iranian F @-@ 4s during the war included Operation Scorch Sword , an attack by two F @-@ 4s against the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor site near Baghdad on 30 September 1980 , and the attack on H3 , a 4 April 1981 strike by eight Iranian F @-@ 4s against the H @-@ 3 complex of air bases in the far west of Iraq , which resulted in many Iraqi aircraft being destroyed or damaged for no Iranian losses . Iranian F @-@ 4s were in use as of late 2014 ; the aircraft reportedly conducted air strikes on ISIS targets in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala . 
