The US Central Intelligence Agency has never been shy about letting it be known it is seeking to recruit informants from places like China, North Korea and Iran.
The agency has in the recent past released messages in Mandarin, Korean, and Farsi. As a CIA spokesman oncesaidduring a prior recruitment effort, "We want to make sure individuals in other authoritarian regimes know thatwe're open for business."
On Tuesday the CIA issued a special message once again for Iranians in particular, but now the timing is more interesting, given the Trump administrationstands on the precipice of deciding on pursuing war or diplomacy with Tehran. He's also gearing up to give his State of the Union Address, and Iran will be high on the agenda.
The CIA posted to X, Instagram, and other officially verified platforms a video in Farsi which encourages Iranians to contact the agency, while featuring instructions forusing Tor and other encrypted methodsto ensure anonymity, and so local Iranian authorities can't uncover the communications.
The CIA in the message while addressing Iranians in the context of the recent anti-government protests stressed the agency"can hear your voice"and"wants to help you".
According to some of the brief videodetails:
The video walks viewers through several steps that should be taken to ensure that any contact with the CIA from within Iran will be kept private and to ensure that the identity of the dissident cannot be found out.
It suggests that anyone wishing to contact the CIA should do so from a burner device and using the most up-to-date version of their internet browser of choice.
The person should also use the browser’s incognito mode and clear the browser and device history after making contact, it says.
It also strongly encourages anyone who contacts the agency from Iran to use Tor or a VPN to encrypt the communication, and provides instructions on how to use Tor, warning that without doing so, a visit to the CIA website will be visible to others.
Source: ZeroHedge News
