Clinton urges release of Americans detained in Iran

"We believe they are being unjustly detained and should be released without further delay," Clinton told reporters on Wednesday, adding Iran "should unilaterally release" the Americans.

"There are no negotiations taking place," Clinton said.

The remarks were made although President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had earlier indicated that talks with Washington about exchanging prisoners were underway.

The three American citizens - Shane Michael Bauer, Joshua Felix Fattal, and Sarah Emily Shourd - were arrested on July 31 after illegally entering Iran from Iraq's Kurdistan region. They were later charged with espionage by Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi.

/Press TV/