Hikers’ case shows lack of U.S. leverage with Iran
http://dervishcom.blogspot.com/2011/09/hikers-case-shows-lack-of-us-leverage.html
TEHRAN — An intense, two-year effort to free two American hikers from prison in Iran involved diplomats, lawyers and leaders from several countries, but no direct participation from U.S. officials.
The back story on how Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal were released Wednesday from Evin prison in Tehran, met by the Swiss ambassador and flown out of Iran on a private plane to the tiny sultanate of Oman highlighted the U.S. government's limited leverage with the Islamic Republic.
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