On KFI, military expert Brian Suits says Iran informed the Iraqi counterparts this was coming and where, and they of course informed the us military. So this was for the Iranian public, for a good feeling of revenge, but just for show really.
Ok, so think about this. The mullahs fake an attack to look strong to their people, they coordinate through the Iraqis to warn the Americans, and do it in a way that within hours, everyone and their mother knows it was a fake attack. I’m sure the mullahs aren’t worried that their actual fecklessness has been so quickly found out. Sheesh.