TEHRAN, Iran – Iran freed an American woman on $500,000 bail Tuesday, more than a year after she was detained along the border with Iraq. However, authorities said they were not considering the immediate release of the two companions arrested with her. The release of 32-year-old Sarah Shourd followed days of conflicting statements by Iranian authorities on whether she would be let go. The decision got mired in internal political feuds among Iran's leadership and questions over whether the family could raise the bail money and if it did, would the payment violate sanctions against Iran. Shourd's lawyer said she would travel first to the Gulf state of Oman — about a two-hour flight from Iran_ where her mother already was waiting or her. She was expected to leave on Tuesday.