Santiago Snchez, a Spanish trekker and football fanatic, posted a bunch of photos to the social media site.
He wrote "last village in northern Iraq, a mountain separates me from reaching Iran, the next country before reaching qatar."
Mr Snchez was nearing the end of his journey from Madrid to the World Cup. He didn't post after that.
On October 2nd, all contact was lost.
The 41-year-old was arrested in the Iranian capital, Tehran, after weeks of concern among friends and family.
One of his friends said that he was in a Tehran prison.
The foreign ministry of Spain told the British Broadcasting Corporation that it was in contact with the Iranian authorities.
Iran's foreign ministry did not reply right away.
It's not clear what happened to Mr Snchez when he entered Iran.
The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, based across the border in Iraqi Kurdistan, cited anonymous sources as saying that he had been kidnapped by Iranian security forces after visiting the grave of a woman who died in custody after being arrested for wearing her hijab "improperly".
Since the death of Ms Amini, there have been protests.
Iran Human Rights says at least 234 protesters have been killed by security forces. Iran's leaders said the unrest was caused by foreigners.
Students held protests in Iran on Wednesday.
Mr Snchez received a call from Mr Salamanca. He was going to join him on his trip through Iran, but he had to withdraw.
I stayed in Spain because I was going to be on the last stage of his journey through Iran, so it was only by chance that we were talking.
Mr Salamanca said his friend was positive about travelling through Iran, a country he visited in 2019.
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Mr Snchez was going to Iran to be interviewed by a television station. He was going to travel by boat to the Persian Gulf state of Qatar.
When he told his friends and family that he wouldn't have internet in Iran, they didn't think much of it.
He failed to contact his parents for 10 days and they reported him missing.
"We are deeply worried, we can't stop crying, my husband and I," his mother said earlier this week.
No official reason was given for Mr Snchez's imprisonment when his family and friends were told.
The family was filled with hope after learning that he had been taken into custody.
The Spanish foreign ministry in Madrid was where his sister was going to meet officials.
Mr Snchez slept in hotels and people's homes while travelling across Europe and Turkey before entering Iraq.
He said in August that he wanted to inspire the Spanish team to win.
He said that if you don't set a date for your dreams, you don't realise them.
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