Iran retaliated by bombing American bases in Syria. Why?

 The Israelis attacked Iranian military targets with aircraft and missiles. On Sunday night, Iran retaliated again, this time against American military bases in Syria. Why not hitting Israel but American bases? As usual, the Americans and Israelis presumed that the Iranians were stupid and did not know where the attacks came from and who were the attackers. The Israelis might have launched a few missiles over Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq skies as a show of force,... that they did it. 

As for the attacks by aircraft, it was a tall order. The distance would mean limited bomb loads and also air to air refueling over Saudi Arabia, Jordan or Iraqi airspace. These Arab states had agreed not to let Israeli aircraft overflying their airspace or they would become targets of Iranian attacks. They would also be forced to fire at Israeli aircraft over their skies. Therefore, it was unlikely for the Israelis to fly their aircraft to attack Iran. Then where did the aircraft came from? Put 1 and 1 together, it was very highly likely that they were American aircraft in American bases in Syria and Iraq, maybe even in Saudi Arabia, and flown by American pilots in the attack. No one is wiser if they were not shot down and no American pilots were caught. The American had done it many times in many wars in the area. In the sky, no one knows whether they were Israeli or American aircraft and who were flying them.

The Americans thought the Iranians were fools, including the Russians. But both were watching the skies and could track and trace the source of the aircraft, where they came from and where they returned to. Such cheap tricks by the Americans and Israelis were workable in the 1960s or 70s, not in the 21st century when there were not only radars but satellites monitoring the sky. Once the Russians and the Iranians knew where the aircraft were from, the retaliation would come surely, at the real culprits.

Massive bombings and massive explosion were heard in several American bases in Syria. These were not fire crackers, but meant business. Would the stupid Americans be scratching their heads silly and asking how did the Iranians know? Or they knew too, no need to think too hard, but had to pretend not to know, and took it in their stride without raising ruckus with the Iranians.

Do not underestimate the Russians and the Iranians and their allies. They also have eyes in the sky.