France accuses Iran of cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigeration systems

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of orchestrating cyberattacks that disabled cooling systems across hundreds of French supermarkets. French officials stated that Iran would face consequences for the operational disruptions.

The accusations coincide with wider security developments involving Tehran. Unexplained explosions were reported across four southern Iranian locations, including Qeshm Island and key port cities such as Bandar Abbas and Jask, though Iranian state media provided no official explanation for the cause. Concurrently, human rights scrutiny persists over the lethal suppression of anti-government protesters by Iranian security forces. In response to ongoing regional actions, US Central Command announced a dedicated task force to interdict Iranian land and Caspian Sea smuggling routes.

Sources: Avaz, Danas, Klix, N1, Vijesti