Iran’s judiciary has contradicted a statement from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that a pair of jailed American hikers are set to be released from prison. Ahmadinejad had said Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were being pardoned and would be sent home within the coming days. But earlier today, the Iranian judiciary issued a statement saying the case is only under review and that no decision has been reached. Bauer and Fattal were arrested in 2009, along with a third American, Sarah Shourd, while hiking near the Iraq-Iran border. In Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reacted cautiously to Ahmadinejad’s initial claim.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “As you know, we have followed this very closely, and we are encouraged by what the Iranian government has said today, but I’m not going to comment further than that. We obviously hope that we will see a positive outcome from what appears to be a decision by the government.”