Iran has rejected “baseless and one-sided” accusations by the French government regarding alleged cyberattacks on European supermarkets.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the “hackneyed policy” of leveling accusations against the Islamic Republic.
Paris, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said, is projecting its own domestic governance failures onto Tehran.
The statement specifically underscored the French government’s attempt to blame foreign actors for cyber incidents that altered the temperatures of supermarket refrigerators, causing millions of euros in spoiled food losses.
“A government that cannot even manage the temperature of its own refrigerators now seeks to shift the blame onto foreign actors through these preposterous accusations.”
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said such claims are a mere projection of France’s inability to meet the demands of its own citizens or manage its own administrative systems.
The statement argued that this fresh wave of accusations is a desperate attempt to divert public attention from France’s destructive policies in West Asia.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry pointed to France’s decades-long hosting of terrorist groups and its complicity in the Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, noting that such blame-shifting only serves to please the United States and the Zionist regime as the world’s biggest violators of international law.
Furthermore, Iran urged French authorities to stop squandering massive budgets on interfering in the domestic affairs of other countries—often by abusing diplomatic cover and so-called cultural projects—and instead focus on addressing the livelihood and educational needs of the French people.
Tehran will “not hesitate to take necessary and appropriate measures to safeguard its national interests and security in the face of unlawful foreign activities,” added the statement.
Hundreds of supermarkets were hit by cyberattacks nationwide in France on October 11 and 12. The temperatures in refrigerators and freezers were remotely raised. Similar incidents were later reported in at least 11 other European countries in early November.
In response, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot summoned Iran’s ambassador, pushed for European-level sanctions, and threatened that Paris would “rule nothing out” regarding undisclosed retaliatory measures.
The European Union also echoed this stance, promising a “swift and united response.”
No public evidence has been offered for the allegations.
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