Ouagadougou:Tehran has refuted allegations made by France that a cyber unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps was responsible for hacking the refrigeration systems of around 700 French supermarkets. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the accusations, suggesting that France is "shifting the blame for its own failures onto others."

According to Burkina Information Agency, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, rejecting the French claims of cyber activities against French territory, labeling them as unfounded and biased.

On the same day, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized France further on the social network X, mocking the French government for its inability to manage its own refrigeration issues and accusing it of deflecting internal failures onto other nations.

Araghchi also commented on France's position regarding the Gaza Strip conflict, criticizing French authorities for their support of Israel. This reaction followed statements by French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, on November 9, attributing the cyberattack to the IRGC's cyber unit, Shahid Kaveh.

French authorities reported that the attack targeted the temperature control systems of refrigeration equipment in about 700 stores during the night of October 11-12, 2026, leading to food spoilage and fires in some establishments. France claims to have technical evidence implicating Iranian actors and has requested international arrest warrants for suspected members of this unit.

In response, France summoned the Iranian ambassador and announced plans to pursue new European sanctions against Tehran, signaling a further decline in the already strained relations between the two nations.