Iran’s Foreign Ministry mocks France over fridge cyberattack claims
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- Iran's Foreign Ministry mocked France after Paris accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of cyberattacks targeting more than 700 retail sites.
- Tehran rejected the accusations, accusing France of shifting blame for its domestic failures.
- France attributed the attacks to Shahid Kaveh, an offensive cyber unit it says is linked to the IRGC.
Iran's Foreign Ministry has mocked France over its accusations linking the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to cyberattacks targeting hundreds of French supermarkets, accusing Paris of blaming others to cover up its own shortcomings.
In a Persian-language post on X, the ministry said: "The government of France, which cannot even manage refrigerators, let alone address its own people's protests, blames others to cover up its incompetence."
"We are powerful; but unlike France, we do not wield our power by supporting massacres in Gaza or the bombing of schools and hospitals," the statement added.
The remarks echoed comments published earlier in English by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who accused France of "shifting blame for its failures onto others."
On Tuesday, France attributed the cyberattacks to Shahid Kaveh, an offensive cyber unit that French authorities say is linked to the IRGC.
The attacks reportedly targeted refrigeration control systems at more than 700 retail locations on October 11 and 12, triggering fires and causing food spoilage worth tens of millions of euros.
The incident disrupted supermarket operations and raised concerns over the vulnerability of critical retail infrastructure to cyberattacks.
The exchange adds to tensions between Tehran and Paris, with Iran rejecting France's allegations and criticizing its policies, particularly its position on the war in Gaza.
France's attribution of the attacks to an IRGC-linked unit represents its assessment of the incident. Iran's response has focused on rejecting the accusations and questioning the motives behind them.
