"Inshallah it is over.... the judge has signed the order"

Two US citizens convicted of espionage and illegal entry were to be released from a Tehran jail Wednesday into the care of the Swiss embassy as soon as their bail was paid by Oman, their lawyer and the judiciary said.
  
"Following the request of their lawyer, their detention order was converted to bail of five billion rials ($400,000) and they will be released until the final verdict," the judiciary statement carried by Iranian media said.
  
The lawyer for the two spies said earlier that he was hopeful the pair would be freed from Iranian prison later in the day.
  
"Inshallah (God willing) it is over.... the judge has signed the order," Masoud Shafii told AFP, referring a judge whose signature was needed for the posting of the bail in order for Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer to be released. "I am working on the remaining details... I've sent someone to the bank to post bail ... I will be in front of the prison at 3:00 pm (1030 GMT)," he added.
  
The release on bail of the two Americans has already been approved by one judge, and Shafii had been told on Sunday to expect the second judge to return to work on Tuesday. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reaffirmed in an interview released Tuesday that his country would release the two hikers despite delays.

The Swiss embassy has looked after US interests in Iran since the aftermath of the Islamic revolution of 1979. "As a rule, the only people they have here are from the US interest office in the Swiss embassy... they are going to be present at the prison too," Shafii told AFP. "Yes, the money for the bail was provided by Oman," Shafii added. Oman is a US Gulf ally which has friendly relations with Iran.