 Iran may attack the US military. White House officials admit that due to the volatile situation in the Middle East, Iran could attack the US military. Political media outlet published information about this with reference to a source in the Pentagon. The Pentagon is concerned about the possibility of an attack by Iran and its allies on US troops stationed in the Middle East. The intensification of the situation in the region creates an opportunity for attacks. The source said Defense Department officials are specifically worried that Iranian proxy groups in Iraq and Syria or Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf could take advantage of the instability in the region to attack American or partner forces operating in those two countries, as they have done in the past, two Defense Department officials said. That presents an opportunity, said one of the officials who, like others interviewed for this story, was granted anonymity to discuss sensitive operations matters. US military forces in the Middle East are aware of malign actors who may seek to capitalize on conflicts and instability in the region, said Major Jeffrey Carmichael, the spokesperson for the American military operation to counter ISIS in Syria and Iraq.