Iran freed U.S. hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal after keeping them imprisoned since 2009. The two men and Bauer's fiancee, Sarah Shourd, were captured by Iranian forces while on a hiking trip.
Iran accused the trio of trespassing into the country. The three maintained they were hiking in Iraq.
Shourd, who became engaged to Bauer while imprisoned, was released in 2010 due to health issues and returned to the U.S.
She, along with Bauer's and Fattal's family members, was present in Muscat, Oman, where the two men landed after being freed.
Here are photos of the reunion between the two men, their families, and Shourd.
Shane Bauer (C) , one of the U.S. hikers who was held in Iran on charges of espionage, hugs fiance Sarah Shourd (R) upon his arrival in Muscat after his release from Tehran's Evin prison, September 21, 2011. Three hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd were arrested by Iranian forces in July 2009 near the unmarked border with Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, on suspicion of spying after crossing into Iran from Iraq. Bauer's fiance Sarah Shourd, was released in September 2010 after 410 days in solitary confinement. ReutersLaura Fattal (R), mother of Josh Fattal, and Sarah Shourd wait for the arrival of Josh and Shane Bauer, U.S. hikers who were held in Iran on charges of espionage, in Muscat after their release from Tehran's Evin prison, September 21, 2011. Three hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd were arrested by Iranian forces in July 2009 near the unmarked border with Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, on suspicion of spying after crossing into Iran from Iraq. Bauer's fiance Sarah Shourd, was released in September 2010 after 410 days in solitary confinement. ReutersShane Bauer (R) and Josh Fattal (L), U.S. hikers who were held in Iran on charges of espionage, arrive in Muscat after their release from Tehran's Evin prison, September 21, 2011. Three hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd were arrested by Iranian forces in July 2009 near the unmarked border with Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, on suspicion of spying after crossing into Iran from Iraq. Bauer's fiance Sarah Shourd, was released in September 2010 after 410 days in solitary confinement.ReutersSarah Shourd (L), Laura Fattal (2nd L) and relatives wave to Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, U.S. hikers who were held in Iran on charges of espionage, during their arrival in Muscat, after their release from Tehran's Evin prison, September 21, 2011. Three hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd were arrested by Iranian forces in July 2009 near the unmarked border with Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, on suspicion of spying after crossing into Iran from Iraq. Bauer's fiance Sarah Shourd, was released in September 2010 after 410 days in solitary confinement.ReutersShane Bauer (L) , one of the U.S. hikers who was held in Iran on charges of espionage, hugs fiance Sarah Shourd (2nd L) upon his arrival in Muscat after his release from Tehran's Evin prison, September 21, 2011. Three hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd were arrested by Iranian forces in July 2009 near the unmarked border with Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, on suspicion of spying after crossing into Iran from Iraq. Bauer's fiance Sarah Shourd, was released in September 2010 after 410 days in solitary confinement. ReutersJosh Fattal (L), one of the U.S. hikers who was held in Iran on charges of espionage, is surrounded by his family, upon his arrival in Muscat after he was released with Shane Bauer from Tehran's Evin prison, September 21, 2011. Three hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd were arrested by Iranian forces in July 2009 near the unmarked border with Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, on suspicion of spying after crossing into Iran from Iraq. Bauer's fiance Sarah Shourd, was released in September 2010 after 410 days in solitary confinement.ReutersJosh Fattal (L), one of the U.S. hikers who was held in Iran on charges of espionage, hugs his brother Alex upon his arrival in Muscat after the release from Tehran's Evin prison, September 21, 2011. Three hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd were arrested by Iranian forces in July 2009 near the unmarked border with Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, on suspicion of spying after crossing into Iran from Iraq. Bauer's fiance Sarah Shourd, was released in September 2010 after 410 days in solitary confinement. Reuters
