In a rare and highly visible move, the Central Intelligence Agency published a direct message in Farsi on its official X account Tuesday, openly inviting Iranians to establish secure contact with the agency amid rising domestic unrest and escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington.
“Hello. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) can hear your voice and wants to help you. Below is the necessary guidance on how to securely contact us virtually,” the post read. The message was accompanied by a short video detailing encrypted communication methods designed to protect the identities of potential informants.
The outreach marks one of the CIA’s most explicit public efforts in the Persian language. While Israel’s Mossad has previously used social media platforms to issue direct appeals to citizens inside adversarial states, such open recruitment-style messaging has historically been rare for the CIA. The agency has traditionally relied on more discreet channels to cultivate sources.
The timing of the message is significant. Iran has faced sustained internal pressure in recent years, including protests over economic hardship, government crackdowns, and political repression. At the same time, tensions between the United States and Iran remain high, particularly over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and its expanding military footprint in the region.
The CIA’s public appeal appears calibrated to capitalize on that environment. By offering secure, encrypted communication channels, the agency is signaling both opportunity and protection to individuals who may have access to sensitive information related to Iran’s nuclear development, military planning, or internal political dynamics.
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has taken the rare step of directly addressing Iranians in Persian, offering guidance on how to establish secure virtual contact amid heightened Iran-US tensions.
The video released by the CIA asks potential informants in Iran to specify… pic.twitter.com/OYxgbIAjNM
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) February 24, 2026
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This approach reflects a broader shift in modern intelligence tradecraft. In recent years, agencies such as the CIA, Britain’s MI6, and Israel’s Mossad have increasingly normalized overt, platform-based messaging that resembles digital advertising. While publicly visible, these messages serve a highly specific purpose: guiding potential sources to secure, often dark-web-based portals where communication can take place beyond the reach of hostile governments.
In 2025, MI6 chief Richard Moore unveiled “Silent Courier,” a Tor-only dark web portal designed for individuals in hostile or high-risk states, particularly Russia, to contact British intelligence securely. The announcement itself was made on X, underscoring how intelligence services are adapting to a digital-first world.
The CIA took a similar step in October 2024, publishing text and infographic instructions in Mandarin, Korean, and Farsi detailing how to access its secure public and onion sites. That move signaled an expansion of multilingual outreach targeting countries considered strategic adversaries.
The latest Farsi-language video sharpens that effort, delivering a clear message directly to the Iranian public. In an era where smartphones and social platforms can bypass traditional state-controlled media, intelligence agencies are leveraging the same tools used for global communication to pursue high-stakes national security objectives.
Whether the message yields actionable intelligence remains to be seen. But the signal is unmistakable: the CIA is willing to operate in the open to reach those behind closed borders.
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