TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's English language state television reported today American Sarah Shourd was released after more than a year in prison.

"Iran has released US national Sarah Shourd," flashed the red colored urgent banner on Press TV.

Iran's judiciary granted $500,000 bail for Shourd on Sunday for health reasons, though family had said they could not afford it, and the U.S. said it would not pay it.

Shourd's mother said her daughter has been denied treatment for serious health problems, including a breast lump and precancerous cervical cells.

Shourd was detained along the Iraqi border on July 31, 2009, along with two American friends, both men. Iran indicted all three on spy-related charges on Sunday, which could mean trials for the two men and proceedings in absentia for Shourd if she is freed.

The detainees' families say they were hiking in Iraq's scenic north when they were detained, and that if they crossed the border into Iran, they did so unwittingly.