Direct proof of use
Haj Qasem's documented appearance in the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict comes from Iranian state-linked and secondary reporting on Iran's retaliatory missile campaign. Kurdistan24, citing CNN reporting on Iranian state-affiliated media, said Fars confirmed the use of the Haj Qasem guided ballistic missile in a wave of Iranian attacks that struck Israeli territory overnight into June 15, 2025.
Press TV later listed Haj Qassem among missiles used in Operation True Promise III and said it was deployed in recent operations against Israel, including attacks on economic and military infrastructure in Haifa and Ashdod. Those reports support Iranian claimed use of the missile in the conflict; they do not independently prove every asserted target effect or performance claim.
Sources: Kurdistan24 CNN Fars Haj Qassem Report, Press TV True Promise III Missile List
Timeline
The conflict opened on June 13, 2025, when Israel began a major military operation against Iran and Iran retaliated with waves of ballistic missiles against Israel. CRS summarizes the June fighting as Israeli strikes, Iranian ballistic-missile retaliation, U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Iran's June 23 attack on Al Udeid Air Base, and an announced ceasefire on June 24.
On June 15, The Times of Israel reported that Fars claimed Israel had been hit by the Haj Qassem guided ballistic missile, while Israeli military officials said the missiles launched by Iran in the first two days were not maneuverable and resembled missiles fired in Iran's 2024 attacks. On June 21, Press TV placed Haj Qassem in its Operation True Promise III missile list.
Sources: CRS Israel-Iran Conflict and Ceasefire, Times of Israel Maneuverable Missile Caveat, Press TV True Promise III Missile List
Role in the conflict
Within the conflict record, Haj Qasem is an Iranian long-range strike weapon. The June 2025 evidence describes Iranian firing or deployment in missile waves against Israel, not transfer, possession-only display, or use by a non-Iranian side.
Iran Watch lists Haj Qassem as a deployed Iranian medium-range ballistic missile with solid-fuel propulsion, a reported 1,400-kilometer range, and a 500-kilogram payload. That range class is consistent with Iranian territory-to-Israel strike use, while the conflict-specific claim remains based on Iranian state-linked reporting rather than independent recovery or battle-damage attribution to a confirmed Haj Qasem airframe.
Sources: Press TV True Promise III Missile List, Kurdistan24 CNN Fars Haj Qassem Report, Iran Watch Missile Arsenal Table
Attribution and battlefield context
The broader missile campaign is well supported even where exact missile models are not. CRS reported that Iran retaliated against Israel with waves of ballistic missiles after Israel opened its June 13 operation. JINSA estimated that Iran launched repeated ballistic-missile waves in mid-June and assessed that Israeli strikes were degrading Iran's launcher inventory and rate of fire.
The exact Haj Qasem evidence is narrower. The Times of Israel recorded the Fars claim but also reported Israeli military pushback against Iranian descriptions of maneuverable missiles. This page therefore treats Haj Qasem use as an Iranian claimed and state-linked reported firing during Operation True Promise III, independently anchored to the June 2025 ballistic-missile campaign but not independently confirmed at the missile-subtype level.
Sources: CRS Israel-Iran Conflict and Ceasefire, JINSA Iranian Ballistic Missile Estimates, Times of Israel Maneuverable Missile Caveat
