World | hikers Iran Iran Releases US Hikers: Report State TV confirms release of Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal By Evann Gastaldo Posted Sep 21, 2011 6:12 AM CDT Updated Sep 21, 2011 7:53 AM CDT Copied In this May 21, 2010 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal are shown in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Press TV, File) After being jailed for more than two years, American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal walked out of Evin prison free men this morning, confirms Iranian state television. Their lawyer had said earlier that they would be released within hours, after a vacationing judge returned and the second signature needed to free them on $1 million bail was secured. In a statement quoted on a semi-official Iranian news agency, the country’s judiciary confirmed the bail request had been “accepted,” reports the Washington Post. Read These Next NFL fans see same costly gaffe two weeks in a row. The Supreme Court delivered bad news to Ghislaine Maxwell. Noem, Pritzker clash after agents shoot woman in Chicago. 'Subway surfing' in NYC claims 2 more young victims. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error