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Dec 14, 2009 5:40 AM CST

Iran Will Put 3 US Hikers on Trial

They entered Iran with 'suspicious aims,' says foreign minister

(Newser) - Iran will try the three Americans hikers who were arrested in July after they crossed the border from northern Iraq, the Iranian foreign minister said today. Charges were unspecified, though they have previously been accused of spying. "They have entered Iran with suspicious aims. The judiciary will try them,...

Iran Allows
Swiss Envoys
Visit With
Detained Hikers

Sep 29, 2009 4:10 PM CDT

Iran Allows Swiss Envoys Visit With Detained Hikers

Policy reversal may be gesture of goodwill ahead of nuclear talks

(Newser) - Iran has changed its policy on three detained US hikers, allowing Swiss diplomats—who represent American interests in Iran—to visit them. Officials have been denied access to the three Americans since they were detained in July after crossing the border from Iraqi Kurdistan into Iran. Tehran’s reversal may...

Ahmadinejad Says He'll Seek Leniency for US Hikers

Sep 22, 2009 10:36 PM CDT

Ahmadinejad Says He'll Seek Leniency for US Hikers

Iranian president 'hopeful' trio's case can be resolved

(Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today he will request leniency for three American hikers who apparently strayed across Iran's border. Ahmadinejad said the Americans broke the law, and "we're not happy that this happened." He added, "What I can ask is that the judiciary expedites the...

Ahmadinejad: Captured
US Hikers Must Be Punished

Sep 19, 2009 9:23 AM CDT

Ahmadinejad: Captured US Hikers Must Be Punished

Iranian president links release of hikers to fate of detained diplomats

(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday dashed the hopes of parents of three American hikers who've been detained in Iran for 6 weeks, saying they broke the law when they strayed into Iranian territory from Iraq, and must be punished. The families had urged Ahmadinejad to bring the three with him when he...

Iran Charges American Hikers With Illegal Entry

Aug 4, 2009 8:57 AM CDT

Iran Charges American Hikers With Illegal Entry

Says case is being used by West for propaganda

(Newser) - Iran has charged the three American hikers who stumbled across its border with illegal entry, a security official announced today. “They are definitely Americans. We don’t know whether they are tourists or not. We are questioning them,” he said. Authorities accused the West of using the case...