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Iran on Tuesday rejected French accusations that Tehran was involved in cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigeration systems in France, calling the claims “baseless” and politically motivated.
“Iran’s Foreign Ministry categorically rejects the French government’s baseless and one-sided accusations against Iran regarding alleged cyber activities in France,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that it “strongly condemns this hackneyed policy of levelling accusations against the Islamic Republic.”
The Foreign Ministry described the latest accusation as part of what it called repeated efforts to damage Iran’s image and relations with other countries.
Tehran accused France of seeking to divert attention from its policies toward Iran and West Asia, including what Iran described as France’s support for Israel’s actions against Palestinians and its hosting of groups Tehran labels as terrorist organizations.
The ministry also accused Paris of blaming external actors for domestic governance problems.
It said French authorities were attempting to shift responsibility for weaknesses in national systems that were “not even capable of controlling the temperature of refrigerators.”
Iran urged French authorities to focus resources on responding to the economic and educational demands of their own population rather than spending heavily on interventions in other countries.
The ministry also accused France of actions violating international law and unlawful interference against Iran.
Tehran said it would not hesitate to take “necessary and appropriate measures” to protect its national interests and security against what it described as illegal foreign actions.
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