New York (ap)-the United States held in prison in Iran for two times hiking came to the family day (Sunday) announced that they were detained, because their nationality, not because they are likely to be across the border into Iraq.
Joshua method, and the tower shane Bauer on a Sunday morning in New York ended their and a country, and every eight years in prison sentenced to spying and illegally entering Iran walk sharp rebuke of diplomatic and individual test. They say they may never know, if they really across the border to strengthen lost while hiking.
"Law of tower said:" from the beginning, we have been the only reason is buckled because we are the United States, in Manhattan hotel press conference. "Iran has been bound our example and with the American political disputes"
Two 29 years old was released on bail of $1 million last week, arrived in Oman on Wednesday with, view relatives and compatriots hiking Sarah Shourd, released last year.
The man's family said they don't know is who pay bail.
Man's legendary began in July 2009, and what they call the wrong turn into the wrong countries. Three said, they go along the Iran border guards-Iraq Iran detained them relatively calm in Iraq the Kurdish areas of hiking. They always keep our innocence, said they could not be careful wander to Iran.
The two men last month convicted of spying. Shourd and Bauer puts forward married, and they were in prison, was charged with, but before any trial of the release last year.
A beaming face reporters and cameras, Shourd parker Meridien in Manhattan hotel conference room full of people.
"There is a huge burden, cancelled all our chest-so many happy," she said. "Shane and Josh and I was starting to our life, there are so many new fun for all of us, I never feel, because I think of this as a free."
But her face turned black, when she asked the man ever imprisoned abuse. She said, Bauer being beaten and law enforcement, closed the stairs tower.
Men take turns reading statements, relatives and Shourd around. They did not take the reporters' questions.
Method of tower said he wanted to clear, and he and Powell "appreciate Iranian authorities finally make the right decision," they "not worth over, they have no right, there is no reason to start in the first place unfair credit."
The two countries cut off diplomatic relations in 30 years, hostage crisis. Since then, the parties have been trying to limit the influence in the Middle East, and the United States and other western countries think Iran in the region's largest nuclear threat.
Hikers detained, Bauer said, "never thought through Iran and Iraq unmarked on the boundary between, us because we held the nationality."
He said they don't know if they even across the border into Iran: "we may never know."
The irony of it all, Bauer said, "Sarah, Josh and I to Iran's policy against the United States, continue this hostility."
The two sides also introduced the prison in Tehran, they near the isolation of the hard conditions.
Method of tower said: "a lot of times, times, we heard too much was beaten to the other prisoners, and have no the shrieks, what we can do to help them,".
Bauer: "how can we forgive the Iranian government to continue in prison many other innocent people, guilty conscience"?
They said their phone with his family in two years for 15 minutes, they have to DuoCi hunger strike to get letters. Eventually, they were told that the false-they family has stopped writing their letters.
"In solitary confinement is our life in all the worst experience, law, said the tower" "We live in a lie and the false hope of the world."
The family said, they kept in shape remove water bottle, body and mind discuss books and ask their questions,. They rip from prison, blindfolded blade cloth, in order to ensure their shoes, so they can exercise.
The two management from family members, a reality, including news, what is the world happened to read the letter, Bauer's mother, Cindy hickey, told the Associated Press.
Method, he says they tower released last week as a whole surprise.
Last Wednesday, he said, they have just completed their brief outdoor exercise every day, because in the other and expected the day, blindfolded, and cause them to 8-13 feet by the cells.
Instead, take them downstairs, a prison guard fingerprints them, and bring them to wear informal clothes. They were not told them where to go.
Guards, then led them to another part of the prison, where he met with them from Oman's envoy.
His first words were: "let's go home."
A few hours later, Tehran's Evin prison door opened, the American people were driven to the airport, and then flown to Oman.
Their sudden release after day, method of tower said, "our life the most incredible experience."
Shourd and family, on the tarmac to meet two royal airport a nearby airport in the capital, Muscat, Oman. (Wednesday) at midnight, method, and the tower Bauer, wore jeans and a leisure shirt, in about 20 minutes ago from the blue and white of the steps. Man seems very thin and pale, but in good health.
The change of the first suggested that, last week, when Iranian President mahmoud ahmadinejad said, method, and Bauer can tower in a few days announced. But in the country's leadership over trifling, delay efforts. Finally, Iran's defense lawyer Shafiei promised to obtain the necessary judicial approval on Wednesday, bail-$500000 for everyone.
Iran's foreign ministry says, they release islamic mercy gesture.
Until they release, the last direct contact with family members and Bauer and method of tower in May 2010, when their mother was allowed in Tehran, Iranian officials for a short visit of high-profile propaganda.
She since its launch, Shourd already live in Oakland, California, the Bauer freelance, grew up in Onamia, Minnesota, method of environmental activists, tower, from Elgin park, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburbs.




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