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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
CIA publishes Farsi instructional guide for Iranian dissidents to privately contact it
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The CIA publishes a video in Persian explaining how Iranian dissidents can securely contact the US intelligence agency amid renewed anti-government protests in the Islamic Republic.
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.
سلام. سازمان اطلاعات مرکزی (CIA) صدای شما را میشنود و میخواهد به شما کمک کند. در ادامه، راهنمایی لازم در مورد چگونگی برقراری تماس مجازی امن با ما ارائه شده است. pic.twitter.com/Dfq4zomz1n
— CIA (@CIA) February 24, 2026
Finally, the CIA stresses that it will review all messages it receives, although the process of doing so may take some time, and notes that it may or may not respond to the messages, and will decide based on an assessment of the dissident’s security situation.
The Times of Israel Community.