War is about objectives, not optics or attempts or participation, this is something western minds just can't seem to grasp, not just in physical wars but biowars or trade wars or tech wars.
AD are there to win the war, there isn't enough AD in the world to protect every square inch against all form of attack or every individual against assassinations from every vector, but there are enough AD to protect what you need to protect when you need to protect them.
Iran lost people because of their counter-intelligence failure, not AD, at the same time Israel is begging America for help because they thought intelligence success means winning wars.
The Isreali obsession over saving face and looking strong is why they're is depleting not only their own but America's stockpile, and in the grand scheme of things is dragging down not only themselves but the entire western world which if you haven't noticed isn't in a great economic state.