Another know nothing about strategic operations.
Here, let me help you out.
Yes, Biden telegraphed the retaliation, but they knew it was coming. Just not where or when.
The purpose being, to let certain high ranking Quds Force, and IRG officials, to get out of certain target areas.
Then you come in and hit every place where one of them may have been just days or hours before.
They now know, HOLY SHIT! Biden knew we were there, and could have killed us, if they had not given prior warning.
Then you hit all of the munition storage, fuel depots, radar stations, comm towers, and missile batteries on the way out of town.
That's how you send a message to your enemies skippy.
Leave the thinking to grown ups when it comes to these things son. This isn't a Fox News show, some dipshit right wing Youtube show, or an orange shit stain rally for the braindead and infirm.