Two hikers were released from an Iranian prison. The two hikers, Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, were picked up by Iranian officials on spying charges. The two were released from Irans famous prison Erin and recieved by swiss and omani officials because there is no US embassy in Iran. The 1million dollar bail was posted by the omani government and the release was secured by a joint effort between swiss and omani officials. The release comes just days before the president of Iran is two give speech in front of the United Nations. It is speculation that this was done as a way to ease the tension.
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