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Iran sets February trial date for x Americans The lawyer for three Americans facing espionage charges in Iran said Sunday that a new trial date of Feb. x has been set but that the judge has refused to allow him to meet with his clients to prepare a defense. The trial was to have started on Nov. x, but authorities said they delayed it because one of the Americans, who was freed on bail, had not been summoned to return to the country to appear in court. Their lawyer, Masoud Shafiei, said he received an official notification Sunday of the new trial date. Sarah Shourd was freed in September and returned to the United States. Her fiance, Shane Bauer, and their friend Josh Fattal remain in prison. The case is among the many points of confrontation between Iran and the United States, which has repeatedly appealed for the Americans to be released. Shafiei said the judge turned down his request to meet with Bauer and Fattal — both x — to prepare for the trial. Read more:
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