Iran rejects France's 'baseless accusations' on cyberattack

On Tuesday, Iran firmly denied French allegations that it was responsible for cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigerators in France during the previous month. The Iranian Foreign Ministry emphatically rejected the French government's baseless and one-sided accusations pertaining to alleged cyber activities within France. The ministry expressed strong condemnation of this tactic of leveling accusations against the Islamic Republic.

The cyberattacks, which occurred on October 11 and 12, impacted numerous French supermarkets. The attacks caused the temperatures in the refrigerators and freezers to increase, resulting in many establishments having to discard substantial quantities of perishable food items. Subsequently, similar incidents were reported in at least 11 other European nations during early November.

In response to these events, the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, summoned Iran's ambassador and called for European-level sanctions. He also indicated that Paris would consider all measures, even those not publicly disclosed, that they deemed proportionate and necessary to deter any further attacks. However, Iran's Tehran, on the other hand, steadfastly maintained its position of denial regarding involvement in the cyberattacks.