CIA Makes Offer to Iranians As Protests Kick Off Again
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CIA Urges Iranians to Contact Agency in Farsi Post
Is the CIA's Farsi outreach a vital intelligence lifeline or blatant interference in Iran's sovereignty?
Above: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seal is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 2008. Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
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Pro-establishment narrative
The CIA's outreach in Farsi offers a vital lifeline for those seeking to share critical intelligence securely. By providing these dissidents with detailed guidance on how to contact the agency, the CIA is helping the Iranian people strike a blow against the brutal regime oppressing them, while gathering intelligence and contacts that will further U.S. national security interests in the region.
Pro-Iran narrative
Releasing Farsi instructions for contacting the CIA is not diplomacy — it's blatant interference in another nation's affairs. If Iran published similar recruitment videos targeting Americans, the backlash would be undoubtedly immediate and fierce. America's double standard is not only glaring but also undermining any pretense of respecting national sovereignty.
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