2009–2011 Detention Of Americans By Iran
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Josh Fattal, left, addresses reporters as Shane Bauer, right, holds hands with Sarah Shourd, his fiance, fellow hiker and captive, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 in New York. The two men were released last week after being held for espionage in an Iranian jail for almost two years. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Sarah Shourd (left), Josh Fattal (center) and Shane Bauer are pictured at the airport in Muscat, Oman, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, before leaving for the United States. The two men, who were freed from an Iranian prison Wednesday, told reporters they were "eager to go home." (AP Photo/Sultan al-Hasani)
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Josh Fattal (left) and Shane Bauer are shown at Tehran's Mehrabad airport on Wednesday before leaving for Oman after being freed by Iran from custody. The release of the two Americans, imprisoned by Iranian authorities as spies, ended a high-profile drama that lasted more than two years. (Islamic Republic News Agency via Associated Press)
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A sign at Josh Fattal's former high school in Wyncote, Pa., announces his and fellow American Shane Bauer's release from a Tehran prison on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, after more than two years in custody. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Students at Josh Fattal's former high school sign a banner on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Wyncote, Pa. Fellow American Shane Bauer and Mr. Fattal, jailed in Iran for two years on charges of spying, were released from a Tehran prison on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Freed American Josh Fattal (left) meets relatives and friends upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, from Tehran on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. After more than two years in Iranian custody, he and fellow American Shane Bauer, convicted as spies, took their first steps on their way home as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)
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Freed American Josh Fattal (center, in blue shirt) hugs his relatives upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, from Tehran on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)
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Freed American Josh Fattal (center, in blue shirt) hugs his relatives upon arriving in Muscat, Oman, from Tehran on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. After more than two years in Iranian custody, Mr. Fattal and Shane Bauer took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)
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Freed American Josh Fattal (center, in blue shirt) is hugged by relatives and friends upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, from Iran on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. After more than two years in Iranian custody, Mr. Fattal and Shane Bauer, convicted as spies, took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman. (AP Photo/Sultan Al-Hasani)
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** FILE ** In this May 21, 2010, file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal are shown in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)
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Iran has set bail for American hikers Shane Bauer (left) and Josh Fattal at $500,000. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, file photo, U.S. hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal, attend their trail at the Tehran Revolutionary Court, Iran. The website of Iran's state TV reported Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, that two American hikers held in Iran have been sentenced to 8 years in jail each. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)
