Before launching airstrikes on Iran, Israel had issued a warning to Tehran not to retaliate. The airstrikes, carried out early Saturday, were aimed at military sites within the country and occur at a time when the West Asian region is on the brink of a full-scale war. A day prior, on Friday, Israel communicated a warning to Iran, as reported by Axios, indicating what targets would be attacked and which would not. Israel cautioned Iran against any retaliation, emphasizing that further responses would lead to more significant attacks, particularly if Israeli civilians were harmed, according to two sources cited by Axios.