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• US hikers jailed in Iran make rare call to family

  May 23, 2011 12:56 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Two American hikers held captive in Iran have been allowed to phone home for only the third time since their arrest nearly two years ago. The hikers' families said in a news release that 28-year-olds Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal told their families they had staged a 17-day... more »

• Lawyer: Iran spy trial for 3 Americans not held

  May 11, 2011 6:40 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) The Iranian lawyer for three Americans charged with espionage says judicial authorities have not resumed their trial as planned. Masoud Shafiei says that two jailed Americans Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were not brought into court Wednesday. Shafiei says Iranian officials gave no immediate explanation. Bauer and... more »

• Musician Yusuf Islam asks Iran to free US hikers

  April 27, 2011 1:14 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Yusuf Islam, the British musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, is calling for the release of two American hikers charged with spying in Iran. A video of Islam pleading for Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal to be freed on humanitarian and justice grounds has been posted on YouTube.... more »

• American prisoners in Iran call families in US

  November 29, 2010 11:03 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The families of two Americans held in Iran say the two men called their families over the weekend. Cindy Hickey said Monday her cell phone rang at 6 a.m. Saturday with a call from her son, Shane Bauer. His cellmate, Josh Fattal, also called his family Saturday. Both... more »

• Family of Americans in Iran: Case taking too long

  November 22, 2010 11:21 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Family members of three Americans facing espionage charges in Iran say news of a Feb. 6 trial date is yet another delay in a case that has taken too long to resolve. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal (fuh-TALL') remain in a Tehran prison more than two months after... more »

• Iran sets February trial date for 3 Americans

  November 21, 2010 1:42 PM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran has set a Feb. 6 trial date for three Americans arrested more than a year ago along the Iraqi border and charged with spying. The trial was to have started on Nov. 6, but authorities said they delayed it because one of the Americans, who was... more »

• Hiker released by Iran holds vigil with friends

  November 3, 2010 11:04 PM

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) An American hiker recently freed by Iran has made another public plea in the San Francisco Bay area asking Iranian authorities to release her fiance and friend. Chanting "free all three, "Sarah Shourd and dozens of her friends gathered Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil at Lake... more »

• Iran to seize US woman's bail unless she returns

  October 26, 2010 5:10 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Tehran's prosecutor says Iran will seize the $500,000 bail posted by an American woman freed from prison last month if she does not return for the start of her trial on November 6. Sarah Shourd was freed after 13 months in a Tehran prison and returned to... more »

• Families of 2 still held in Iran expect Nov. trial

  October 19, 2010 10:28 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mother of one of two Americans still jailed in Iran says the men have a Nov. 6 trial date, and their families hope that means a release soon after. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal (fuh-TAHL') remain in a Tehran prison more than a month after Bauer's fiance,... more »

• Mom of US hiker jailed in Iran expects Nov. trial

  October 19, 2010 10:10 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mother of one of two American hikers still jailed in Iran says the men have a Nov. 6 trial date and that hikers' families hope for the their release soon afterward. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal (fuh-TAHL') remain in a Tehran prison more than a month after... more »

• Hiker recently released by Iran in Bay area

  October 9, 2010 3:33 PM

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) An American hiker recently freed by Iran is making a public appearance in the San Francisco Bay area. Sarah Shourd is expected to gather with friends and family around 2 p.m. Saturday in Oakland to discuss her continuing efforts to secure the release of her fiancee, Shane... more »

• Hiker recently released by Iran speaks in Bay area

  October 9, 2010 3:33 PM

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) An American hiker recently freed by Iran says she's still haunted by images of her fiance and friend remaining confined in a cramped jail cell. In her first public appearance in the San Francisco Bay area since being released last month by Iranian authorities, Sara Shourd called... more »

• Iran indicates Oman is seeking release of 2 US men

  September 28, 2010 5:19 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran has offered the first official indication that Oman is playing a role in trying to secure the release of two American men imprisoned for more than a year. Tuesday's remarks by foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast come after a newspaper reported that an Omani delegation was... more »

• Report: Oman talking to Iran on US prisoners

  September 26, 2010 7:02 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) An Iranian newspaper reports that a delegation from Oman will visit Iran to pursue the release of two American men imprisoned for more than a year. The Gulf sultanate of Oman played a key role in the release this month of a third American, Sarah Shourd, who... more »

• American hiker wants to meet with Iran president

  September 23, 2010 10:43 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) An American woman held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of espionage says she wants to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) while he's in New York. Sarah Shourd (shurd) told talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Thursday that she wants the Iranian leader... more »

• Oman: No plans to free 2 other Americans in Iran

  September 17, 2010 8:20 AM

  MUSCAT, Oman (AP) Oman's foreign minister says he's not aware of any current plans for Iran to release two other Americans still being held there but that his country is willing to act as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington. Oman played a key role in helping mediate the release... more »

• Ahmadinejad hopeful US will release Iranians

  September 17, 2010 8:20 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran's president says he's hopeful the U.S. will release several Iranians now that Tehran has freed an American jailed for more than a year. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) says the release would be an appropriate moral gesture by Washington. Ahmadinejad's made the comments in a state... more »

• Freed American stays out of spotlight in Oman

  September 16, 2010 5:19 AM

  MUSCAT, Oman (AP) American Sarah Shourd is staying out of the spotlight for a second day in Oman's seaside capital after being released from an Iranian prison. The U.S. Embassy in Muscat said Thursday that the 32-year-old would not be speaking to the media in Oman except for a statement... more »

• American freed by Iran plans medical exam in Oman

  September 15, 2010 5:07 AM

  MUSCAT, Oman (AP) Omani officials say the American woman released from an Iranian prison plans to see a doctor on her first full day of freedom in more than 13 months following a surprise bail deal. The officials did not give details about 32-year-old Sarah Shourd's medical checkup Wednesday a... more »

• Freed American resting in Oman after bail deal

  September 15, 2010 5:07 AM

  MUSCAT, Oman (AP) American Sarah Shourd is resting in Oman's capital of Muscat on her first full day of freedom after a bail deal with Iran secured her release following more than 13 months in custody. U.S. and Omani officials say it's unclear how long Shourd will stay in Oman... more »

• Lawyer: American freed in Iran will travel to Oman

  September 14, 2010 7:51 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran's state news agency says an American woman freed from prison in Tehran will travel to Oman where her mother is already waiting for her. Iran released Sarah Shourd on a a bail of $500,000 Tuesday more than a year after she was detained, but authorities say... more »

• American woman freed in Iran says she's grateful

  September 14, 2010 7:51 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) An American woman released by Iran after more than a year in prison says she is grateful and humbled for her freedom. Sarah Shourd made the remarks Tuesday shortly before boarding a flight out of the country to the nearby Gulf nation of Oman, where she is... more »

• Lawyer awaiting word on bail for detained American

  September 12, 2010 10:12 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) The lawyer of an American woman cleared for release from an Iranian prison says he is still waiting for word that the $500,000 bail has been paid. Masoud Shafiei told The Associated Press on Monday that he has been in contact with the family of Sarah Shourd... more »

• Iran balks at release of American woman

  September 11, 2010 12:22 PM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranian judicial authorities who reversed plans to release a detained American woman have insisted she and two friends will remain in custody until legal procedures have been exhausted. Saturday's statement by Tehran's chief prosecutor, Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, was a further blow to the trio's families. It did... more »

• Iran's president intervened in American's release

  September 10, 2010 9:22 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) An Iranian news agency says Saturday's planned released of one of three Americans jailed for more than a year is a result of intervention by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Sarah Shourd and two friends were arrested along the Iran-Iraq border in July 2009, and Iran has accused them... more »

• Moms of US hikers held in Iran get some good news

  September 9, 2010 11:28 AM

  PINE CITY, Minn. (AP) Three mothers who have pleaded with Iran for more than a year to free their American children have gotten a piece of the news they've wanted. Iranian officials announced that on Saturday they will release one of the Americans, Sarah Shourd. But they said nothing about... more »

• US hiker in Iranian jail allowed brief call to mom

  August 5, 2010 12:30 PM

  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) One of three U.S. hikers jailed in Iran was allowed to call her mother on the phone briefly this week only the second phone call since she was detained more than a year ago. That's according to Sarah Shourd's mother, Nora. She said Thursday that her... more »

• 1 year anniversary of Americans detained in Iran

  July 30, 2010 1:02 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) The mothers of three Americans hikers jailed in Iran are holding a rally in New York City to mark the one-year anniversary of their children's detainment. The mothers were joined by some 60 supporters Friday outside the Iranian mission. They held mock prison bars and pitched a... more »

• Moms of detained US hikers again push for release

  July 15, 2010 10:34 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mothers of three Americans detained in Iran since last July are again pleading for their release as the one-year anniversary of their capture approaches. The mothers of Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal on Thursday released a letter they sent to the head of Iran's judiciary.... more »

• Mothers of jailed Americans appeal to Iran leader

  June 30, 2010 12:18 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mothers of three Americans held in Iran are marking 11 months of their captivity with a letter to the country's supreme leader pleading for their release. The letter sent Wednesday to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is signed by the mothers of Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal.... more »

• Hiker moms: Shocked by report on children's arrest

  June 24, 2010 6:54 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mothers of three American hikers held in Iran for nearly a year say they're shocked by a report that their children were in Iraq when they were arrested. The Americans are being held on suspicion of espionage. Their families have said they were hiking near the... more »

• Mothers of 3 Americans intensify criticism of Iran

  June 17, 2010 12:02 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for nearly one year are criticizing the country. The families of the three Americans have avoided being critical of Iran, saying they did not want to politicize the case. But they're now calling their children's plight "a cynical attempt by... more »

• Families of 3 jailed Americans criticize Iran

  June 11, 2010 6:52 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for nearly a year say that country's government is using their children as pawns in a standoff with the U.S. The mothers released a joint statement Thursday in which they criticized the Iranian government publicly for the first time. Until... more »

• Iran: No plan to swap 3 US hikers for Iranians

  June 8, 2010 4:59 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) A foreign ministry spokesman says Tehran has no plans to swap three Americans jailed in Iran on spying charges for Iranians held in the Unites States. Ramin Mehmanparast said on Tuesday it's not Iran's practice to "exchange people whose cases are still with the judiciary." He says... more »

• Iran spy chief says 3 jailed Americans are spies

  May 23, 2010 2:05 PM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran's intelligence minister says three Americans jailed in Iran are spies and is signaling Tehran might be open to a prisoner swap with the U.S. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were arrested in July along the Iran-Iraq border. Tehran recently allowed the trio's mothers to... more »

• 2 Americans held in Iran engaged

  May 23, 2010 2:05 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Two of the three Americans held for months in an Iranian prison have become engaged and plan to marry after they are released. That's according to the mothers of Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd, who are back in the United States after a visit to Iran to see... more »

• Moms of jailed Americans return to NY from Iran

  May 22, 2010 9:05 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) The mother of one of the three Americans detained in Iran says the pain of returning to the U.S. without their children is almost more than they can bear. The three women returned to New York on Saturday afternoon aboard an Emirates flight from Dubai that landed... more »

• Moms of Americans jailed in Iran head back to US

  May 22, 2010 7:10 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months are expected to arrive back on U.S. soil soon after being allowed to visit their children. A spokeswoman says they are expected to arrive in New York on Saturday afternoon. The mothers were unable to secure... more »

• Lawyer: mothers to see 3 Americans jailed in Iran

  May 19, 2010 9:23 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) A lawyer representing three Americans jailed in Iran says his clients will meet their visiting mothers Thursday. Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were arrested along the Iraqi border in July, and Iran has accused them of spying. Their relatives reject the accusation and say they... more »

• Moms of 3 imprisoned US hikers Iran-bound

  May 18, 2010 3:50 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) The mothers of three American hikers imprisoned in Iran for 10 months are planning to leave for Tehran to appeal to leaders to release their children. Nora Shourd, Cindy Hickey and Laura Fattal have been granted visas and are planning to leave from New York on Tuesday.... more »

• Mothers of 3 imprisoned US hikers are Iran-bound

  May 18, 2010 3:50 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) The mothers of three American hikers detained in Iran have left for Tehran in an attempt to appeal to Iranian leaders to release their children from prison. Cindy Hickey, Nora Shourd and Laura Fattal (fuh-TAHL') left from Kennedy Airport in New York on Tuesday morning. The mothers... more »

• Moms of 3 US hikers arrive in NY before Iran trip

  May 16, 2010 8:24 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) The mothers of three American hikers held in Iran for almost a year are on the verge of being reunited with them and have started their journey to visit them in prison. Josh Fattal (fuh-TAHL'), Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd were arrested along the Iraqi border last... more »

• Moms of 3 US hikers arrive in NY before Iran trip

  May 16, 2010 8:24 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) The mothers of three American hikers held in Iran for almost a year have started their journey to visit them in prison and say they're thrilled to be on the verge of being reunited. Josh Fattal (fuh-TAHL'), Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd were arrested along the Iraqi... more »

• Moms of 3 US hikers to leave Tuesday for Iran

  May 16, 2010 8:24 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) The mothers of three American hikers plan to leave Tuesday for Tehran where they say they will appeal to Iranian leaders to release their children from prison. Cindy Hickey, Nora Shourd and Laura Fattal (fuh-TAHL') arrived in New York Sunday after receiving visas last week. The mothers... more »

• Moms of 3 Americans jailed in Iran get visas

  May 12, 2010 10:53 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mother of one of three American hikers held in Iran says the families have gotten visas to visit the hikers. Nora Shourd told The Associated Press Wedneday that the family of 27-year-old Josh Fattal (fuh-TAHL') picked up the travel documents in Washington, D.C. Shourd's daughter, Sarah, has... more »

• Report: Families to visit Americans jailed in Iran

  May 10, 2010 11:51 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) An Iranian state television channel is reporting that the families of three Americans arrested along the Iraqi border in July will be allowed to visit them in a Tehran prison. Iran's English-language Press TV did not say how it obtained the information. The families of Shane Bauer,... more »

• 2 Americans jailed in Iraq reported in poor health

  April 23, 2010 12:02 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mothers of three Americans jailed for nearly nine months by the Iranian government say Swiss diplomats who visited them report two of the three are in poor health. Their mothers tell The Associated Press that Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were allowed to speak with... more »

• Families: 3 Americans detained in Iran call home

  March 10, 2010 7:49 AM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) The families of three Americans detained in Iran for months say their loved ones have been allowed to call home for the first time. The families said in a statement Wednesday that they received the calls Tuesday. The three reported being well. The families called the conversations "a... more »

• Families: 3 hikers detained in Iran call home

  March 10, 2010 7:49 AM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) The families of three U.S. hikers detained in Iran for months say their loved ones have been allowed to call home for the first time. The families said in a statement Wednesday that they received the calls Tuesday. The three reported being well. The families called the conversations... more »

• Hikers in Iran prison remembered at Berkeley vigil

  February 22, 2010 10:31 AM

  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) It's now been more than 200 days since three Americans were arrested while hiking in Iran. Friends, families and supporters gathered at the University of California, Berkeley on Sunday to mark the somber milestone. Attendees told stories about the three UC Berkeley graduates, wrote letters to officials... more »

• Iran mulling family visit for US hikers: official

  February 16, 2010 7:15 AM

  GENEVA (AP) Iran's top human rights official says the country's authorities are considering a request by the families of three detained American hikers to visit them in prison. Mohammad Javad Larijani, the secretary general of Iran's High Council for Human Rights, says the Swiss ambassador in Tehran made the request... more »

• Mom of American in Iran says son shouldn't be pawn

  February 3, 2010 4:10 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mother of one of the three Americans held for more than six months in Iran says she hopes their plight doesn't get wrapped up in the tension surrounding the U.S.-Iran relationship. Cindy Hickey of Pine City, Minn., was responding Wednesday to reports a day earlier of a... more »

• 3 Americans now held in Iran for half of a year

  January 30, 2010 6:00 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mother of one of three Americans jailed in Iran for six months says even hiring an attorney in Iran has brought no new information about the welfare of her son or his friends. Cindy Hickey of Pine City, Minn., is the mother of Shane Bauer. He and... more »

• Petition seeks release of 3 hikers held in Iran

  November 18, 2009 12:12 PM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) The families of three American hikers detained in Iran have filed a petition with the Iranian mission to the United Nations. The petition has 2,500 signatures and was submitted to the U.N. on Wednesday. It seeks the release of 27-year-old Shane Bauer, 31-year-old Sarah Shourd and 27-year-old Josh... more »

• Families of US hikers held in Iran release video, US

  October 27, 2009 7:00 AM

  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) The families of three Americans being held in Iran after straying across the border say new video shows they were on a harmless vacation. Twenty-seven-year-old Shane Bauer, 31-year-old Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal, also 27, have been detained since July 31. They apparently crossed into Iran by... more »