Iran Frees Us Hikers

Two Americans jailed in Iran as spies left Tehran on Wednesday, closing a high-profile drama with arch foe Washington that brought more than two years of hope then heartbreak for the families as the Islamic Republic's hard-line rulers rejected international calls for their release.

Iran will soon free a female US hiker detained in the Islamic republic for more than a year for alleged spying, officials said, with some indicating that she would be released tomorrow.     Foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told English-language Press TV today that Sarah Shourd, one of the three US hikers currently h...

Two Americans jailed in Iran as spies left Tehran on Wednesday, closing a high-profile drama with arch foe Washington that brought more than two years of hope then heartbreak for the families as the Islamic Republic's hard-line rulers rejected international calls for their release.

Iran will soon free a female US hiker detained in the Islamic republic for more than a year for alleged spying, officials said, with some indicating that she would be released tomorrow.     Foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told English-language Press TV today that Sarah Shourd, one of the three US hikers currently h...