Iran of enabling militia attacks on American outposts and bases in Iraq and Syria

  U.S. officials accuse Iran of enabling militia attacks on American outposts and bases in Iraq and Syria. For six consecutive days, U.S. troops have come under assault from either rocket or one-way drone attacks across the Middle East. That includes a few more claimed by an Iran-backed militia on Monday, which the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War mapped as part of their Monday evening analysis.

We are concerned about a broader escalation of these attacks in the days ahead, which is why you've seen us move some additional, or announce some additional movements of forces into the region,” spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a briefing Monday at the Pentagon.

 But drawing a direct link to Iran isn’t so easy: “We know that these groups are groups that are backed by Iran,” Ryder said. 

 The view from the White House: “We know that Iran is closely monitoring these events and, in some cases, actively facilitating these attacks and spurring on others who may want to exploit the conflict for their own good or for that of Iran,” John Kirby of the National Security Council told reporters Monday at the White House.