U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday urged the Iranian government to help determine the whereabouts of three missing Americans and "return them as quickly as possible."

Clinton said the United States did not yet have official confirmation that the Iranian government was holding the three tourists, who were reported to have crossed into Iran from Iraq while hiking in the mountains.

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