{"id":25203,"date":"2026-02-25T22:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=25203"},"modified":"2026-02-25T22:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:48:14","slug":"cias-social-media-guide-to-evading-iranian-internet-restrictions-racks-up-millions-of-views-as-trump-considers-military-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=25203","title":{"rendered":"CIA\u2019s social media guide to evading Iranian internet restrictions racks up millions of views as Trump considers military action"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Central Intelligence Agency offered help to potential informants in Iran on Tuesday, providing Farsi-language instructions on ways to safely contact the U.S. spy agency as President Donald Trump mulls\u00a0possible military strikes.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0post\u00a0is the latest in a series of recruitment pitches\u00a0in Farsi, Korean, Russian and Mandarin\u00a0that offered secure ways to contact the CIA. The Farsi-language message posted Tuesday to X, Instagram and YouTube, however, comes at an especially uneasy time in U.S.-Iran relations and as the Iranian theocracy faces new protests at home.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has\u00a0assembled its largest military force\u00a0in the Mideast in decades as tensions with Iran have risen. Trump threatened military action in January in response to the government\u2019s fierce crackdown on national protests before shifting his focus to Iran\u2019s disputed nuclear program and\u00a0warning it to make a deal. Another\u00a0round of nuclear talks\u00a0is planned for later this week.<\/p>\n

In a sign of new unrest in Iran, students held\u00a0anti-government protests\u00a0at universities in Tehran on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHello. The Central Intelligence Agency hears you and wants to help,\u201d the agency wrote in the message, according to an English translation. \u201cHere are some tips on how to make a secure virtual call with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Farsi-language post racked up millions of views within just a few hours.<\/p>\n

The agency won\u2019t disclose details about the new tips or sources that resulted from earlier recruitment videos, but Director John Ratcliffe has said the posts are having an impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, CIA\u2019s Mandarin video campaign reached many Chinese citizens, and we know there are many more searching for a way to improve their lives and change their country for the better,\u201d Ratcliffe said earlier this month when a new Mandarin video was posted.<\/p>\n

The CIA\u2019s tips include using a virtual private network, or VPN, to circumvent internet restrictions and surveillance, and the use of a disposable device that can\u2019t easily be traced back to the user. The CIA also urged potential informants to use private web browsers and to delete their internet history to cover their tracks.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0instructions\u00a0include ways to reach the CIA on its public website or on the darknet, a part of the internet that can only be accessed using special tools designed to hide the user\u2019s identity. The CIA has also posted\u00a0similar instructions in Russian.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Iran\u2019s Mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment about the new video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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