Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued a direct warning to France over accusations linking Tehran to a destructive cyber operation against retail networks.
Iranian officials dismissed the French allegations as entirely baseless on Tuesday. The Foreign Ministry in Tehran stated that the country would take necessary measures to protect its national security and interests against unlawful foreign actions.
The dispute follows an announcement by the French government attributing recent digital sabotage to Shahid Kaveh, a unit connected to the electronic warfare and cyber defense organization of the Revolutionary Guard.
The French Foreign Ministry reported that the malicious activity targeted refrigeration control systems at more than 700 retail locations overnight on October 11 to 12.
Paris said the digital intrusion triggered extensive damage, subsequent fires, and food losses valued in the tens of millions of euros. French authorities revealed plans to summon the Iranian ambassador to formalise objections and seek European Union sanctions against Iranian entities and individuals allegedly involved.
Hossein Mohebbi, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guard, rejected the claims as ridiculous in a public statement on the social media platform X.
Mohebbi accused Israel of manufacturing the allegations to generate hostility toward Iran and secure broader European backing. Paris should beware of the Zionist regime’s false flag trap, Mohebbi wrote.
He also stated that, unlike the United States and Israel, the Revolutionary Guard does not target civilians.
