After launching ballistic missiles targeting Iraqi bases hosting American troops, the Iranian government says it does not want an "escalation of war," but has promised a "crushing and widespread" response if the U.S. retaliates.
Early Wednesday morning, Iran fired more than a dozen missiles at bases in western and northern Iraq. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said this was "revenge" for President Trump authorizing an airstrike last week that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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