The trial of two Americans detained in Iran in 2009 and accused of spying for Tehran would resume Wednesday, said Tuesday the U.S. State Department, which has demanded their release.
"Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer is almost two years in prison and it is time for them to find their families," said the spokesman of the State Department Mark Toner.
"We learned from our Swiss partner that Iranian authorities have confirmed the date of May 11 for the trial resumed," he said.
Switzerland looks after U.S. interests because the United States and Iran had diplomatic relations n'entretiennent.
Shane Bauer, Josh and Sarah Fattal Shourd were arrested July 31, 2009 near the border with Iraq. They say they were hiking in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan and they have crossed the border inadvertently.
Sarah Shourd was released in September against a deposit of $ 500,000. On Monday, the lawyer for the three Americans said that Tehran would likely Shourd did not resume his trial.
Under Iran's Islamic law, espionage can be punishable by death.
