Araqchi responds to France after monitoring an “unprecedented” cyber attack and accusing Tehran of being behind it

The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, responded to France pointing the finger at Tehran of being behind a cyber attack that it described as “unprecedented,” which targeted major stores in the country. Araqchi said in a blog post on his page on the

Yes, Iran is strong; But, unlike France, we do not exercise our power by supporting massacres in Gaza or bombing schools and hospitals.” The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had published a statement in which it responded to the French accusations, in which it stated, according to what was published by the official news agency: “Raising a new accusation against Iran, which comes as a continuation of previous repeated accusations and allegations with the aim of diverting public opinion from the destructive French policies towards Iran and the West Asia region, especially hosting terrorist groups for decades and supporting genocide against the Palestinians, is an irresponsible measure.” "It is extremely trivial and aims to distort Iran's image and disrupt its relations with other countries, and it only satisfied America and the Zionist entity as they are the biggest violators of international law."

The Iranian Foreign Ministry added in its statement, “The French government’s presentation of these baseless allegations constitutes an evasion of its weaknesses in governance, its inability to meet the people’s demands, and its failure to address the weakness of the country’s management systems. They are even unable to control the temperature of store refrigerators, and they seek to place the blame on external factors by making flimsy and trite accusations.” She added: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly recommends that French officials devote their capabilities, instead of spending huge budgets to intervene in other countries, including abusing diplomatic cover and ostensible cultural projects, to meet the living and educational demands of their people.”

The Foreign Ministry concluded its statement: “While the Islamic Republic of Iran recalls the international responsibility of the French government due to the measures that violate international law and the French illegal interventions against Iran, it affirms that it will not hesitate to take the necessary and appropriate measures to protect its interests and national security in the face of illegal foreign movements.”