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Americans Jailed in Iran Say They were Hostages

Two Americans who were jailed in Iran for more than two years for spying are now back in New York last Sunday. They maintained that they were innocent and were held hostage because of their nationality. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were arrested together with their friend Sarah Shourd while hiking near the Iran-Iraq border [...]

To Release Three Hikers Iranian Authorities Demand a Prisoner Swap Program

About 10 months ago, the Iranian authorities arrested three U.S. nationals, from the border area of Iran, and accused them of being spies. Since then, the families of the arrested hikers and the U.S. government have been requesting Iran to release the prisoners, as a special form of humanitarian gesture. Although, Iran has agreed on [...]