Detained more than two years ago for allegedly crossing into Iranian territory while hiking along the Iran/Kurdistan border. Jailed as spies. Sentenced to 8 years in prison for espionage.
Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are now free men. Iran released them on a $1 million bail-for-freedom deal Wednesday.
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I know neither of these two men. Their politics on foreign affairs certainly do not agree with mine. And this is very welcome news.
Bauer and Fattal were in some seriously deep do-do. You can read about how they ended up in an Iranian prison here. Iran used and abused them for cynical reasons.
So three cheers to them, their families, and all the people in our government who, over the past 780 days, have worked to reunite Bauer and Fattal with their families.