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A century since the woodstock Music Festival kicked off did everyone make the pilgrimage to the new york town and now a shrine to those 3 days of peace love and rock n roll. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us the u. S. Has applied for the right to seize an Iranian Oil Tanker detained by gibraltar last month now the move led to Supreme Court to adjourn a scheduled decision on whether to release the ship but a gibraltar government Spokesman Says the ships captain and 3 officers have been freed Gibraltar Police and british marines captured the vessel the grace one that the start of july it was suspected of bringing iranian oil to syria which would violate the e. U. And us sanctions iran denied any wrongdoing and 2 weeks later it seized the british. Tanker you know strait of hormuz which is a vital shipping route. Lets get more on the story now theres a talk a joins us from iraq hi tony do you have any word on what the developments in gibraltar will mean for a british flag tanker thats being held by iran well at least for now the iranians still seem to be preparing for an exchange here we hear from our sources within the revolutionary guards that the british tanker was moved in the past days from the place in the strait of hormuz where it was detained and kept since to another place closer to the port of ponder about us and thats a place we couldnt go to because we were told that there are many military forces out there so things seem to be moving but one thing is for certain iran is not going to make the 1st move 1st the iranian tanker and needs to be freed and then the british tanker here in the strait of hormuz might be reduced as well. As weve seen escalating tensions around the strait of hormuz iran has repeatedly threatened to block it in this conflict with the u. S. Why is this shipping route so important. Well thats because a quarter of the global all consumption the strait and that strait is very close to the iranian mainland so consider the persian gulf altogether and specifically the strait of hormuz as its backyard and people here are living in the region i used to that through their region being a leveraging point for 2 and we just spoke to some of them and they say they are used to it theyre not afraid of war right now they dont want a war but if it happens theyre willing to stand up for what they believe is right and stand up to defend their country against what they think Foreign Countries that do not have any business in their region that we see in the e. U. Is considering sending a naval force to the persian gulf to protect merchant vessels so would iran support backed. No way the Islamic Republic believes that it. It is supposed to defend the strait of hormuz and make sure that shipping here is safe and so its willing to build its own mission with neighboring countries like qatar the United Arab Emirates even the saudis. To make sure that shipment here is safe. All other countries that have ships us specifically warships are considered as threat to security of course especially the ones that are considered enemy countries like the u. S. Like Great Britain and also israel but also the European Union so iranians and the iranian government agree that all other ships except their own and other ships of this region would be a Security Threat to the persian gulf. And is the scope of speaking to us from iran thank you. And lets get some more analysis on the story with scott lucas hes a professor of International Politics at the university of birmingham hi scott so what do you think of this move by the u. S. Why has it applied to seize the reigning tanker. Because the u. S. Goals are different from that of the u. K. And europe the u. K. Sees the ship on the grounds that it was preventing under e. U. Sanctions the delivery of oil to syria now the u. S. Priority is not what happens in syria do us wants to cut off all your whining while it was wherever they go quite clearly if this ship was released with 2100000000 barrels of oil it would set a precedent which is ok iran cannot possibly send a well to the assad regime in syria without fear of ships being intercepted but it could do so elsewhere and washington is trying to make a last minute stand to say they want no no iranian shipping to be able to move freely so the u. S. Has different goals where does that leave britain scott because there were reports that britain wanted to a swap the iranian tanker for a british flag ship that had been taken but the u. S. Seems to be working to for that plan. It leaves the u. K. Johnson government which is only been in office in a month in a tight spot in what may be its 1st Foreign Policy crisis they have a choice now they either have to accept washingtons wishes. By the way from their position because they said that it was up to gibraltar what happened they would have to tell gibraltar no you have to continue to hold the ship or alternatively they have to stand up to the americans and stand up to the drop of ministration what do they do because if they do about washington they are not only possibly increasing confrontation they are splitting from the rest of europe in the European Union who do not want to see this ship being held indefinitely scott this is a really complex situation we have tanker sees as youre saying escalating rhetoric what needs to happen at this point to calm relations with iran. Well i think we were close at least in this immediate case to to not a resolution but at least a step back and that is. With assurances that the ship would not continue to syria at least the European Union and the u. K. Could say that had been accomplished you could then have the exchange of tankers with the u. K. Fly swedish owned stand being brought back and perhaps you could then say right this is been a sign on both sides that will step back now can we move to talks to resolve wider conflicts and those are conflicts for example over the security the strait of hormuz. Because the americans have now stepped again the risk is the iranians will beat their chest and say we will not back down either and were back to where we were in june where there were tankers being attacked and we remember donald trump approved but then backed away from american airstrikes inside iran you know its got lucas professor of International Politics at the university of birmingham thank you for that analysis. Now to some other stories making headlines around the world a russian passenger plane was forced to make an Emergency Landing in a field after it collided with a flock of birds the collision caused both engines of the Ural Airlines jet to fail shortly after takeoff from moscow kosky airport all 233 people on board did survive although dozens of passengers were treated for injuries. From a jail the leader of hong kongs 2014 prodemocracy protests has been released on bail many time i was sentenced to 16 months in prison for his role in what became known as the Umbrella Movement his release comes as hong kong is experiencing its largest wave of antigovernment protests in decades a spark in june by a controversial extradition. The Washington Post newspaper is reporting that an autopsy performed on Jeffrey Epstein the disgraced u. S. Multimillionaire found several broken bones in his neck now Forensic Experts say such angry injuries can be caused by suicide by hanging or by strangling accident was found dead in his jail cell on saturday he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. And tens of thousands of women have marched through the streets of brazils capital brasilia to denounce president. And defend womens rights the protesters also called attention to the struggles of dural workers it is a 3rd antigovernment protest in the city in 2 days. Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended his decision to end kashmir special status he was speaking at Independence Day celebrations in delhi marking 72 years since the british raj was dismantled and divided into india and pakistan tensions are high between the south asian neighbors more than a week after the Indian Government withdrew the semiautonomous status of kashmir pakistan also claims the region as its own. Indias National Flag unfolds at Independence Day celebrations in delhi a symbol not only of 72 years of freedom from british rule but now also perhaps of the countrys nationalistic shift months after his landslide election when Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his recent decision to strip kashmir of its special status he said the step would restore the disputed regions past glory. Oh it can greatly contributed indias development journey. We should all make an effort to restore their old glorious days. The new arrangement is a result of these efforts. And it will work directly in the interest of citizens. As noti spoke indian controlled kashmir spent its 11th day under a lockdown and Communications Blackout authorities there have cut internet and phone links detained more than 500 leaders and activists and Restricted Movement with police roadblocks. Meanwhile in pakistan black flags flying at half mast the country observing what it calls a black day to protest modi is decision on kashmir and express solidarity with residents that tensions between india and pakistan hanging like a dark cloud over the region. Lets get more of the story with nima such as well our correspondent in delhi hina mr good to see you so they gave a speech today to mark Independence Day he said he wants to restore kashmir is past glory what did he mean by that. Well i mean by most americans or more the has once again read today that the last 70 years all of the special status as being in place has actually been detrimental to Christian Media in a speech he made a few days ago as well he talked about how its responsibility for indians to make sure the medias can now participate in Development Project 3 and this is the point he reiterated today as well in his speech as he said that india indians should be proud that we are finally one nation one constitution the reference to the fact that the Indian Constitution did not apply to me in its entirety because of the special status so this form of lauding it at 1st too is a beautician of this point hes making and which hasnt been making sure that the people of kashmir should finally have access to opportunity is the development of the growth trajectory that the rest of india does but of course this in the midst of an unprecedented near complete Communications Blackout in the valley itself tell us more about that blackout whats been happening during this time in kashmir. Well so we see that someone could meet has been divided into 2 parts and in some parts the Communications Blackout has been lifted but in the most rest of bought off the state of the value of me the communication blackout thats now in its 11th day of the people of fish need not only have no Internet Access they also have more for one connectivity and they actually have to line up to ours to make a call for a few minutes to their loved ones outside of the states the states justification the governments justification for this communication blackout is to ensure that peace is maintained theres also been a massive military deployment on the ground more than what is usually out there to make sure that theres no progress some process how about how broken are people here and these from media reports that its of course the government pushing back saying many of these reports are not true but the valley continues to be in shut down and be a still waiting to cure completely fredy what the rest of you think about this abrogation you should just very briefly if you can pakistan is furious as of now appealing to the United Nations Security Council to address indias actions can International Mediation help defuse tensions between pakistan and india. But some im afraid the short on flows north of the un and the us have beaten asking both countries to exercise restraint but also do this through dialogue the baucus fund market funds foreign minister himself a cup of tea as a goal said dont expect the International Community to have to intervene but of course pakistan continues trying to internationalize the issue and hope that there will be intervention however because of economic interests in india 1000000000 strong population this seems very unlikely all right our correspondent nima says eisel reporting there in delhi thank you very much. Still to come here on news on the 50th anniversary of the iconic broadcast to be a visit to woodstock or peace love and rock n roll never gets old. But 1st shes become the poster girl for Climate Change of awareness gratitude for the swedish teenager is the face of the fridays for future movement so shes on her way to the United Nations Climate Summit in new york but since to marcus trying to keep her own Carbon Footprint as small as possible shes refused to fly there instead she set sail from england on an eco friendly yacht designed for speed not comfort. Gratitude bag making her way to the yacht that will be her for the next 2 weeks the 16 year old has never sailed before and shes facing a challenging journey but she says shes willing to rough it especially if it helps bring Political Action to curb Climate Change what im concerned about is whether we we will do something or not whether the people in power will react and act. With unnecessary force. Has been the target of online abuse from across the political spectrum she says shes unfazed by the criticism. There are people who want climate delay years who want to do everything to shift the focus from the Climate Crisis to Something Else or want to to make people question the science and im not worried about that so im just going to do as i as i want to do and i think it will have most impact. Conditions on board the 18 need to minister to yacht a spouse and theres no toilet and sleeping quarters a basic. You know. It shows her determination to accept uncomfortable conditions so she can get across the atlantic as Carbon Neutral as possible on a normal job she could have had her own cabin with air conditioning in a shower but shes taking the spars that only produces a small amount of electricity by means of solar power and its very fast so it can bypass storms and hurricanes. This was. Precious father and a filmmaker a accompanying her on the voyage together with the crew they will travel some 5 and a half 1000 kilometers across the atlantic ocean. While the oceans are filling up with plastic and dealing with it poses one of the great challenges of our time now researchers have shown that the problem isnt just confined to the worlds waterways tiny pieces of plastic are increasingly entering the atmosphere as well and from the air theyre spreading to some of the most Pristine Environments on earth. Millions of tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year where the sun and the waves eventually break down the waste into microscopic pieces the socalled micro plastics now blanket the Marine Environment found in sediments floating free in the water and inside practically every organism that lives in the sea no micro plastics have also been found in snow the researchers looked at how it got there. Were trees and that we have. Eyes on the beaches. But also want to link it to the of. The tiny pieces of plastic are so light that if they leave the water and dry out they can be picked up by air currents and carried high into the atmosphere once theyre like dust or pollen they act as a core for coalescing raindrops or in colder regions ice crystals when they grow heavy enough the rain drops or snowflakes fall back to earth as precipitation taking the microscopic pieces of plastic along for the ride. The polar and marine scientists from the hunt for it begin to institute in germany looked at snow samples from a range of sites in europe and the arctic they discovered that even in some of the most remote areas on earth like the arctic ice pack a single leader of snow can contain thousands of pieces of micro plastic the discovery that the atmosphere likely plays a key role in transporting plastic has implications not just for Pristine Environments but also for human health. Our science reporter Derek Rowlands put together that story is with us in our studio now for more hi derek so how can micro plastics be harmful to human health well the chemicals that are used in the elements that are used to to make plastics which have to have a very wide variety of of characteristics theyre often toxic for example p. V. C. Has as flooring that which is which in greater amounts can be toxic for the human system and were ingesting t