Overview
- The agency posted a Farsi message and video across X, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram and YouTube inviting people with sensitive information or unique skills to get in touch.
- Instructions urge avoiding work or personal devices, using a new disposable phone, employing private browsing, clearing histories and connecting through a trusted VPN not based in Russia, Iran or China, or via Tor.
- Prospective contacts are directed to reach CIA through secure portals, including on the dark web, and to share their location, name, job title and access to information or skills of interest.
- The X post drew millions of views within hours, and Iran’s U.N. mission did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva on Thursday for nuclear talks as President Trump warns he could order strikes if diplomacy fails.