'Zionist regime's false flag': Iran warns France over supermarket cyberattack

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'Zionist regime's false flag': Iran warns France over supermarket cyberattack Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 11/15/2026 - 08:59 Paris has accused an IRGC-linked cyber unit of…

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned France against falling into an Israeli “false flag” trap after Paris accused an Iranian cyber unit of attacking refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets.

IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi dismissed the French allegations as “ridiculous”, accusing Israel of seeking to turn European countries against Tehran and secure their support.

“Paris should beware of the Zionist regime's false flag trap,” Mohebbi wrote on X on Saturday.

He also said that, unlike the United States and Israel, the IRGC did not target civilians.

France accused Shahid Kaveh, an offensive cyber unit within the IRGC’s Electronic Warfare and Cyber Defence Organisation, of carrying out the cyber attacks.

The attacks targeted refrigeration control systems at over 700 retail outlets on the night of 11-12 October, causing fires, serious damage and losses of food worth tens of millions of euros, the French foreign ministry said.

Paris said it would summon Iran's ambassador and propose new sanctions against individuals and entities within the European Union.

Iran's foreign ministry said the allegations were unfounded and that Tehran would take steps to safeguard its national interests and security against illegal actions by foreign countries.

The dispute comes amid a continuing confrontation between Iran and the US over the Strait of Hormuz. On Sunday, Tehran claimed to have attacked a US radar site in Bahrain.

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