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As the Montreux Convention comes under pressure and Hormuz grows more unstable, military power alone is proving unable to sustain order Two recent developments, one in the Black Sea and the other in the Persian Gulf, illustrate how rapidly the international order is unravelling. They also reveal something else: while Western powers are increasingly willing to discard the old rules, they are proving incapable of replacing them with a stable new order.A few days ago, the European Union member states announced plans to establish a maritime security center in either Bulgaria or Romania. On paper, the initiative has been presented…

Al Hunt and veteran Democrat strategist James Carville discuss voter ID and election integrity. (Screenshot/Politicon) Longtime Democrat strategist and “Ragin’ Cajun” James Carville just told his own party to stop fighting and get on board with voter ID requirements because the American people demand it. On the latest episode of his Politics War Room podcast with Al Hunt, Carville acknowledged that Democrats are fighting a losing political battle by continuing to resist voter identification requirements. While claiming voter fraud is “infinitesimal,” Carville admitted the polling is devastating for Democrats and urged them to quit the fight. “I don’t know if…

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Finnerty,” Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) responded to a question on when the war in Iran becomes a “forever war” by saying that there aren’t boots on the ground, and “I think we get to a place where we’re ensured we have a deal where they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon, we have the ability to inspect that, and then that’ll be the end of it. But the Iranians have to come to the table.” And negotiating with Iran is a struggle “because they’re having an internal struggle between the hardliners and the…

A popular vacation town in Italy set a new policy that would fine tourists who prance around in skimpy swimwear instead of respectable clothing. Varenna, which is a lakeside village on Lake Como, updated its urban police regulation to prohibit visitors from strolling around in only swimwear or walking around shirtless. The fines for violations range from $57 to about $228 — or €50 to €200, Fox News reported.  “Throughout the entire municipal territory of Varenna, it is prohibited to remain shirtless or wearing only swimwear, except on beaches, piers, and boat docks,” the town’s tourism website reads.  Town officials said…

Employees at Delaney Hall, the Newark, New Jersey, detention center where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds illegal aliens, say they have faced harassment and had their property damaged by “Abolish ICE” rioters who have stationed themselves outside the facility for months. In an open letter to the public that ran in the Washington Post, Delaney Hall employees said their jobs have been made immensely more difficult as a result of anti-ICE rioters outside the detention center who have repeatedly attacked law enforcement. “We are the men and women who work at Delaney Hall. We are nurses, case managers, food…

Jes Staley — a former top executive at JPMorgan who fought to keep Jeffrey Epstein as a client at the bank after Epstein became a convicted sex offender — told the House Oversight Committee Thursday that he spoke to JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon at least twice about Epstein’s criminal exposure. According to people familiar with the exchange, Staley said he spoke to Dimon about Epstein on two occasions: once in 2006, when Epstein was first indicted, and another in 2008, when Epstein was in jail. Staley’s recollection, which he has shared versions of in previous depositions over the years, deviates…

While a symbolic measure passed the House, the Senate rejected the only resolution that could have tied Trump’s hands The US Senate has blocked a resolution that would have forbidden President Donald Trump from waging war against Iran without Congressional approval. A similar resolution passed the House of Representatives hours earlier.The Senate defeated the resolution in a 49-47 vote on Thursday, with Democrat Senator John Fetterman joining his Republican colleagues to oppose it, and Republican Senator Susan Collins lending her support to the measure.Republican Senator Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who had backed previous resolutions aimed at reining in…

Iran has threatened the United Kingdom over its support for US strikes in Iran by allowing the US military to use British bases.  This comes after US forces completed a twelfth consecutive night of attacks on Iranian military sites on Wednesday night. In footage released by US Central Command, Iranian military vehicles and boats are seen being blown up in airstrikes. WATCH: !function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=”https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2vbt6g”+(arguments[1].video?’.’+arguments[1].video:”)+”/?url=”+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+”&args=”+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, “script”, “Rumble”); Rumble(“play”, {“video”:”v7ay59a”,”div”:”rumble_v7ay59a”}); Iran’s foreign ministry said Thursday that the UK has been an “accomplice in the war after Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that any country supporting the US “will be responsible…

Artificial intelligence will strengthen the human connection, not replace it, a new AI campaign from Mark Zuckerberg claims, concluding that the advancement will help global connectivity overall — not reduce it. “Meta has always believed in giving people the power to share, connect, and shape your world in the ways you want,” Zuckerberg wrote in a post to Facebook, sharing a video of his optimistic position on AI and the future. “As we enter this next wave with AI, we continue to believe the future is for everyone. We’re focused on giving every person the tools to reach your full…

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “Amanpour,” Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) responded to a question on whether blaming the embargo deflects blame from Cuba’s government for the situation by saying the country has “far more of a private sector trying to grow. But, again, they can’t grow because we won’t allow anything through because of the blockade. So, everything I see really comes back to this total blockade is not working, at least how we claim it’s supposed to, and I think that’s where the focus has to be.” Guest host Bianna Golodryga asked, “[T]he counter to everything you’ve just…