Three Americans Held in Iran

The mother of an American detained in Iran pleaded in a Foxnews.com interview for the safe return of her son, saying she hasn't heard from him since he inadvertently crossed the border into Iran while on a hiking expedition in July.

Josh Fattal of Elkins Park, Pa., along with Americans Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd, were apprehended by Iranian authorities on July 31 after they entered the Islamic Republic while on a one-week hike through Iraqi Kurdistan.

"We have not had a phone call home," Fattal's mother, Laura, told Foxnews.com. "They had no intention of going into Iran."

The Iranian government has twice acknowledged that the three Americans are being held for illegally entering the country. The Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which represents U.S. interests there, was granted consular access to the detainees on Sept. 29.

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