TEHRAN, Iran — Iran released an American woman on a bail of $500,000 today more than a year after she was detained, but authorities said they were not considering the immediate release of two companions arrested with her.

The announcement came days after conflicting statements by Iranian authorities on whether Sarah Shourd would be freed as the process was complicated by political feuds among the leadership and questions over how a payment could be made without violating international sanctions.

The English-language Press TV reported that Shourd, 32, had been released "on a bail of $500,000" but did not specify whether the money had been paid or give more details. Her family had said it was having difficulty raising the money.

Iran's judiciary issued a statement saying the "pretrial detention" of the two American men — Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal — has been extended for two more months.

Tehran's chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi said later that the bail had been paid to an Iranian bank in Muscat, Oman.

"The judge issued the release order and Ms. Shourd was simply set free and she can leave Iran if she wants to," he told Press TV. He said the cases of the two American men will be sent to the revolutionary court and "there is no talk of releasing those two right now."