During the Iran – Iraq War ( 1980 – 1988 ) the United States deployed Standard missiles to protect its navy , as well as other ships in the Persian Gulf from the threat of Iranian attacks . According to the Iranian Air Force , its F-4 Phantom IIs were engaged by SM-2ERs but managed to evade them , with one aircraft sustaining non-fatal damage due to shrapnel . During the same war the United States Navy accidentally shot down an Iranian civilian airliner , Iran Air Flight 655 using two SM-2 missiles
Iran Air Flight 655
Iran Air Flight 655
RIM-67 Standard