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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned France on Saturday against falling into what it called an Israeli “false-flag” trap, after Paris accused an Iranian cyber unit of attacking supermarket refrigeration systems, Anadolu Agency reported.
Revolutionary Guard spokesman Hossein Mohebbi dismissed the allegations as “ridiculous” and accused Israel of using them to increase hostility toward Iran and rally support in Europe.
“Paris should beware of the Zionist regime’s false-flag trap,” Mohebbi wrote on the US social media platform “X”. He also claimed that, unlike the United States and Israel, the Revolutionary Guard does not target civilians.
On Monday, the French government attributed the cyberattacks to Shahid Kaveh, a unit affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard’s electronic warfare and cyber defence organisation.
The French Foreign Ministry said the attacks targeted refrigeration control systems at more than 700 retail locations overnight on October 11-12. It said they caused extensive damage, fires and food losses worth tens of millions of euros.
Paris also announced plans to summon Iran’s ambassador and seek additional European sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities allegedly involved in the attacks.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected the accusations as baseless on Tuesday, saying Tehran would take measures to protect its national interests and security against what it described as unlawful foreign actions.
