*Iran will teach US unforgettable lessons, says Supreme Leader Sunday Ehigiator The United States has announced a global campaign against what it described as transnational left-wing extremism, even as its military confrontation with Iran intensified across the Gulf, with fresh attacks on critical infrastructure in Kuwait and Bahrain by Tehran.This is just as Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed to teach the US “unforgettable lessons” as renewed hostilities flared, saying Washington’s attacks, despite a framework deal to end the war, showed President Donald Trump’s signature to be worthless.Meanwhile, two US service members were killed, and one went missing in action in Jordan following a barrage of missile and drone strikes from Iran, the Pentagon said yesterday. Washington yesterday carried out a seventh consecutive night of strikes inside Iran.At the same time, Tehran responded by attacking critical infrastructure in Kuwait and targeting facilities linked to the US military in Bahrain.Speaking at an international counterterrorism summit in Washington attended by representatives from more than 60 countries across Europe, Asia and Latin America, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio argued that Western governments had failed to recognise the threat posed by violent left-wing movements. “Our counterterrorism doctrine has had a blind spot when it comes to extremist violence from the political left. Even today, the very idea that far-left terrorism could be a serious threat is treated as a right-wing fever dream,” Rubio declared.According to him, the United States intends to work closely with international partners to identify, disrupt and dismantle organisations involved in politically motivated violence regardless of where they operate. White House Homeland Security Adviser Stephen Miller, delivered one of the administration’s strongest criticisms yet of left-wing political movements, accusing violent extremists of manipulating democratic values to shield themselves from prosecution.“One of the hallmarks of left-wing violence and terrorism is its completely pretextual and disingenuous appeal to civil liberties in an effort to shield its own violence,” Miller said. “When the leftist, who does not believe in freedom, who does not believe in civil rights, who does not believe in any ordinary notion of justice, protests that we are violating his rights, understand that he is lying to try to persuade people who are not closely following the political scene that some injustice has been perpetrated against him,” Miller said. In the Gulf, the US military confirmed that it had conducted strikes inside Iran for a seventh consecutive night, targeting areas near the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz as well as transportation infrastructure further inland.Iranian authorities accused Washington of expanding its campaign beyond military objectives to include airports, railway stations, bridges, telecommunications infrastructure and energy facilities. Iranian supreme leader Khamenei vowed to teach the US “unforgettable lessons”.“Now that the American enemy seeks to incite war and bear its most serious consequences, it should know that the dear Iranian nation and the axis of resistance have unforgettable lessons to offer it,” he said, in a statement carried by state TV, adding that US violations of the deal “once again demonstrated to everyone the worthlessness of the American president’s signature.”Authorities said 116 communications towers had been knocked out, leaving landline, mobile phone and internet services unavailable in several communities. In neighbouring Khuzestan province, Iranian officials claimed that US forces had attacked 95 locations across 12 cities during the past 10 days.Tehran responded by expanding its own military operations beyond direct attacks on US-linked assets.Kuwait announced yesterday (Saturday) that Iranian missiles and drones had struck another electricity generation and water desalination plant, triggering a fire that forced several generating units to shut down. In a statement, Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water said, “Another electricity and water distillation plant was targeted by a hostile attack that led to a fire erupting in one of the plant’s components.”Kuwait Petroleum Corporation also confirmed that a strategic oil facility suffered significant damage following repeated Iranian attacks, although authorities said workers had been safely evacuated.Elsewhere in Kuwait, authorities temporarily suspended operations at Kuwait International Airport after rocket and drone attacks forced air traffic controllers to halt flights. Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said the government reserved the right “to take all necessary measures” to defend the country against further attacks.The conflict also spread into Bahrain, where the kingdom’s military
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