Iranian FM Seyed Abbs Araghchi (File Image)
\n\nTehran: France and Iran are locked in a diplomatic row after Paris accused an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) cyber unit of launching attacks that disrupted refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets across the country. Tehran rejected the allegations and hit back at the French government.
\n\nMocking France, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi accused the government of being "unable to manage fridges".
\n\n"Unable to manage fridges, let alone address the grievances of its people, the French government is shifting blame for its failures onto others," Araghchi posted on the social media platform X.
\n\n"Yes, Iran is powerful. But unlike France, we do not exercise power by supporting massacres in Gaza or bombings of schools and hospitals," he added.
\n\nAraghchi's remarks came in response to an official declaration of attribution issued by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, which directly linked the coordinated cyber campaign on French territory to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
\n\nA statement issued by the French diplomatic authorities said the cyberattack took place overnight between October 11 and 12, with hackers remotely manipulating temperature controls in refrigeration systems at more than 700 supermarkets. The operation reportedly led…
Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi
