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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is visiting Oman today to thank the Gulf state’s ruler for his role in securing the release of three American hikers jailed by Iran, and to discuss efforts to meet demands for greater economic and political freedoms in the sultanate.
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Two U.S. nationals held in Iran on charges of espionage and illegal entry were released from prison and arrived in Oman, where they were met by family members who had worked for their release for more than two years.
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Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal emerged from 781 days in a 104-square-foot Iranian prison cell leaner, fitter and with Hollywood actor Sean Penn and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez among those to thank for their release.
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Two U.S. citizens sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran for spying and illegal entry can be freed by paying $500,000 each, their defense lawyer said.
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The release of two U.S. nationals detained by Iran on espionage charges was delayed by the judiciary in a blow to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who had announced their release before his trip to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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The Iranian lawyer for two U.S. nationals held by Iran on espionage charges said that in court today he didn’t manage to secure a signature on payment arrangements needed for their release.
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Two U.S. nationals detained in Iran for two years on illegal entry and espionage charges have been sentenced to eight years in jail, Iranian Students News Agency reported, citing the prosecutor in the case.
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An Iranian court will likely deliver a verdict within a week in the case of U.S. nationals that have been detained for two years over espionage charges, their lawyer, Masoud Shafiei, said.
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Two Americans given eight-year prison sentences for spying and entering Iran illegally will be released “in two days,” the country’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, NBC reported, citing a one-on-one interview due to be broadcast today.
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The mothers of three U.S. citizens held in Iran embraced them as they met in a televised reunion in Tehran and appealed to authorities to free their children.
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