Direct proof of use
The F-15 Baz was used by Israel in the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict during Operation Rising Lion. FPRI's open-source air-offensive analysis identified Baz aircraft among Israeli fighter types carrying JDAM-series weapons in IDF photos and videos from the campaign, and separately identified F-15A/C/D Baz aircraft from the Knights of the Twin Tail Squadron departing for strikes against Iran with two SPICE 1000 glide bombs each.
The IDF Air Force later listed the Baz as one of the aircraft types that attacked in Iran, placing it fourth in an internal ranking of aircraft by attack volume during the operation. That article described the Baz as an F-15 with long-range operating capability and large weapons-carrying capacity.
Sources: FPRI Rising Lion Air Offensive Part I, IDF Aircraft Ranking in Iran
Timeline
On June 13, 2025, Israel opened Operation Rising Lion with a major air operation against Iran. CRS describes the opening as Israeli air strikes and reported covert action, followed by Iranian ballistic-missile retaliation against Israel.
During the opening days, FPRI assessed IDF media from June 13-14, June 14-15, and June 17-18 as showing aircraft departing Israeli bases for strikes against Iran with SPICE 1000 weapons, including F-15A/C/D Baz aircraft. IDF press releases during the same period described Israeli Air Force strikes against surface-to-surface missile launchers, surface-to-air missile launch sites, and radars in western Iran, but did not break those target sets down by Baz sorties.
Sources: CRS Israel-Iran Conflict, FPRI Rising Lion Air Offensive Part I, IDF Western Iran Strikes
Operational role
The sourced record places the Baz in Israel's long-range strike package rather than in a separately confirmed air-to-air kill record for this conflict. The documented Baz loadouts were precision air-to-ground weapons: JDAM-series bombs in campaign media and SPICE 1000 glide bombs on F-15A/C/D aircraft tied to the Knights of the Twin Tail Squadron.
Broader campaign sources describe Israeli operations against Iranian nuclear infrastructure, missile production facilities, military headquarters, air-defense systems, launch infrastructure, and senior commanders. For the Baz specifically, public evidence supports participation in strike sorties and the observed carriage of precision munitions; individual Baz target hits, sortie counts, and battle-damage results were not publicly broken out in the sources used here.
Sources: FPRI Rising Lion Air Offensive Part I, IDF One Year Since Rising Lion, IDF Western Iran Strikes
