Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Iran to Free One Detained American Hiker VOA News 09 September 2010 American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran, 20 May 2010 Photo: AP American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran, 20 May 2010 Iran says it will release one of three American hikers who were arrested more than a year ago. A text message from Iran's Culture Ministry Thursday said one of the Americans will be freed Saturday morning in Tehran. Iranian officials have not said which hiker will be freed. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were arrested on July 31, 2009, along the Iran-Iraq border. Their families say the three were on a hiking trip in northern Iraq and accidentally strayed across the border into Iran.   Iranian officials accused them of spying. The State Department said it had no confirmation of the planned release. Spokesman Mark Toner said the U.S. was trying to getting additional information from Swiss diplomats, who handle U.S. interests in Iran. Both Toner and White House spokesman Robert Gibbs urged Iran to free all three hikers. The hikers' mothers say they are urgently seeking more information. They released a statement saying they hope the reports are true and signal the end of the "long and difficult detention" for their children. Western news organizations quote Iranian officials as saying journalists have been invited to attend a Saturday ceremony marking the release. The ceremony is taking place at the Estaghlal hotel - the same hotel where the mothers of the hikers visited their children in May. In August, Nora Shourd said she received an unexpected phone call from her daughter, Sarah. She said her daughter, who has a pre-cancerous cervical condition and a lump in her breast, complained of being denied medical treatment. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. .