Important Takeaways:

• Intelligence shows Iranian-backed militias are ready to ramp up their attacks against US forces in the Middle East
• The US has intelligence that Iranian-backed militia groups are planning to ramp up attacks against US forces in the Middle East, as Iran seeks to capitalize on the backlash in the region to US support for Israel, according to multiple US officials.
• The militia groups have already launched multiple drone attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria.
• But the US now has specific intelligence that those same groups could escalate even further as the war between Israel and Hamas continues.
• There are “red lights flashing everywhere,” a US official in the region told CNN.
• A senior defense official echoed that concern on Monday.
• “We see a prospect for much more significant escalation against US forces and personnel in the near term,” the official said. “And let’s be clear about it. The road leads back to Iran. Iran funds, arms, equips and trains militias and proxy forces all across the region. … We are preparing for this escalation, both in terms of defending our forces and being prepared to respond decisively.”

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