American Held In Iran Headed Back To U.S. 2.33K Jeff Neumann 09/18/10 02:18PM Filed to: Freedom Freedom Iran Sarah Shourd Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sarah Shourd, one of the three Americans held captive in Iran, is on her way back to the U.S. today, and is scheduled to speak in New York tomorrow as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives for the UN General Assembly.