Iran dismisses French cyberattack claims as 'baseless,' condemns 'worn-out finger-pointing'
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- Tehran described the French claims as "baseless, malicious, and threadbare."
- The ministry said that the allegations were designed solely to appease the United States and 'Israel'.
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday released a statement rejecting cyberattack allegations made by France, condemning Paris’s "worn-out policy of finger-pointing" against Iran.
The statement dismissed the French government’s claims of Iranian involvement in cyber operations within French territory as "groundless and politically driven."
Tehran claimed that the allegations are part of an ongoing disinformation campaign intended to distract public attention from France's policies in West Asia, "particularly its decades-long hosting of terrorist groups and its support for the genocide of Palestinians."
Iranian diplomatic officials claimed that such accusations are orchestrated to curry favor with Washington and Tel Aviv while seeking to disrupt Iran’s diplomatic relations with foreign partners.
The ministry further criticized French domestic governance, stating that French authorities are projecting internal institutional "shortcomings" onto external actors.
It said that Paris should redirect funding away from foreign interference, including diplomatic fronts and soft-power cultural programs abroad, toward addressing the socioeconomic grievances and basic public services demanded by the French populace.
Concluding the statement, the foreign ministry reminded the French government of its "international legal responsibility for actions that breach international law and for unlawful meddling against Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran stresses that it will not hesitate to take all necessary and appropriate measures to safeguard its national interests and security against illegal foreign maneuvers."
