Exactly right and not too many people comprehend this strategy!
Something to think about, Iran has no direct flight path to Israel. I think this was a test of both Israel’s air defenses AND to see which countries would help Israel.
IF Iran does this again, I would expect drones and cruise missiles to be launched from northern Iran, cross a small bit of Iraq air space and fly unmolested through Syrian air space to Israel. I would not be surprised if Iran launched a few ballistic missiles from the south just to make things “sporty.”
THIS WAS A TEST!!!!!