Two Americans Held In Iran Get Engaged Behind Bars

Two Americans held in Iran get engaged behind bars

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd, two of the three Americans held in Iran on suspicion of spying, have gotten engaged in Tehran's Evin jail and will marry once they are freed, their mothers said on Monday.

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