CIA urges Iranians to use burner phones, Tor to contact US in Persian-language video

The CIA connected Tuesday published a Persian-language video connected its X relationship calling connected Iranian dissidents to marque unafraid interaction with the bureau amid renewed anti-government protests wrong the country.

The station came arsenic CIA Director John Ratcliffe joined Secretary of State Marco Rubio successful a classified "Gang of Eight" briefing connected Iran connected Capitol Hill, a root acquainted with the substance told Fox News Digital.

Written successful Farsi, the CIA connection says the bureau "can perceive your dependable and wants to assistance you," and provides operational guidance for those considering reaching out.

The bureau urges activists not to usage bureau computers oregon idiosyncratic telephone lines and instead, if possible, to trust connected a disposable "burner" device. It advises ensuring nary 1 tin presumption their surface oregon show their activity.

The video walks viewers done integer information precautions designed to support their identities. 

Military members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successful occidental Tehran, Iran (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

It recommends utilizing updated browsers specified arsenic Google Chrome, Safari oregon Firefox successful Private Browsing oregon Incognito mode and clearing instrumentality and browser histories aft making contact.

The video says the CIA besides powerfully encourages the usage of encryption and anonymity tools specified arsenic Tor oregon a VPN, informing that without specified protections, visiting the CIA website could beryllium disposable to Iranian information services.

The bureau provides instructions for accessing its unafraid interaction portal done Tor and different anti-filtering services.

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The authorities taxation gathering burned during Iran's protests, connected a street, Jan. 19, successful Tehran, Iran.  (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

The station comes arsenic Iran entered its 4th time of escalating assemblage protests and arsenic U.S. negotiators are acceptable to conscionable Iranian counterparts successful Geneva Thursday for a 2nd circular of talks.

Tehran announced it would beryllium gathering connected "understandings forged successful the erstwhile round" and expressed determination to scope a "fair and equitable deal" swiftly.

In a station connected X, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran reiterated that it would "under nary circumstances ever make a atomic weapon," portion insisting it would not relinquish its close to peaceful atomic technology.

Calling the infinitesimal a "historic opportunity," Tehran said a woody was wrong scope if diplomacy is prioritized, portion affirming it would support its sovereignty "with courage" astatine location and astatine the negotiating table.

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Meanwhile, Iranian authorities tv reported Tuesday that the Revolutionary Guard conducted subject drills involving rocket launches, drone flights and live-fire exercises on the country’s coast, according to Ynet.

Fox News Digital reached retired to the CIA for comment, who had thing further to add.

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