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Tehran denies role in French supermarket cyberattacks, blames Israel
Published : Sunday, 15 November, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Observer Online Report
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Iran has firmly denied any involvement in a recent cyberattack targeting refrigeration units across approximately 700 supermarkets in France, cautioning Paris not to fall into what it termed a "false flag" trap orchestrated by Israel to stoke anti-Iran sentiment in Europe.
The cyber incident, which occurred on October 11 and 12, manipulated the temperature of commercial refrigeration units up to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), threatening vast quantities of stored food products. French authorities attributed the sabotage to a cyber unit named "Shahid Kaveh," alleging links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in what Paris described as the first major hostile cyberattack on French soil.
Rejecting the accusations, IRGC spokesperson Sardar Hossein Mohebi took to the social media platform X to warn Paris against falling for deceptive tactics by the "Zionist regime." Mohebi asserted that civilian infrastructure and populations do not feature on the IRGC's target lists, labeling the allegations of Iranian complicity as "ridiculous." Tehran claims that Israel is resorting to old false flag strategies to foster fear regarding Iran and cultivate European allies against it.
The incident has raised broader security concerns across Europe regarding public health and food safety vulnerabilities posed by digital sabotage. While the conflicting claims from Paris, Tehran, and allegations against Israel highlight escalating geopolitical friction, independent verification of the actors behind the cyberattacks has not yet been established.
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