It's A "Set-Up"

Three Americans go hiking in Iraq, close to the Iran border, and get arrested IN Iran (so the rumor goes), for “spying.” They were in a wilderness area where it’s hard to tell what country they were in (I don’t think they were even IN Iran). But a full troop of soldiers were there waiting for them. Wonder how they found out these hikers would be there? Could it be they were waiting so they could “make an example” of them in a mock trial, allowing the Iran thugs still in charge there to CLAIM they were there for nefarious purposes and “release them” after we give them some concessions? (Just common sense)