France, which held Iran responsible for large-scale cyber attacks that hit hundreds of supermarket-related refrigerators in October, does not rule out taking proportionate measures in response against Tehran, said the chief of diplomacy, Jean-Noel Barrot.
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10/11/2026
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Lusa
A France, which held Iran responsible for the large-scale cyber attacks that hit hundreds of supermarket-connected refrigerators in October, does not rule out taking proportionate measures in response against Tehran, said the chief of diplomacy, Jean-Noel Barrot.
The Paris Government has also called on the Iranian ambassador to implement sanctions against Tehran.
Even so, the Foreign Minister admitted today to FranceinfoTV that all measures will be taken, including “those that will not be publicized”, but that are considered proportionate and necessary to deter further attacks and punish the authors.
“The French doctrine of cyberdefense opens up a number of possibilities for authorities to take action,” he stressed.
According to Barrot, the goal is to dissuade those who may have the idea of repeating actions in Iran or elsewhere.
On the other hand, the minister said that Iran's possible responsibility for cyberattacks that hit a cooling service provider at Établissement Français du Sang (the body responsible for collecting and distributing blood in France), French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and the Public Finance Directorate is still under investigation.
On Monday, France officially assigned responsibility for a cyberattack to a cybernetic unit linked to the Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Islamic Republic.
The attack, which took place on the night of October 11-12, targeted refrigeration control systems in about 700 large retail chain units in France.
The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office requested the issuing of international arrest warrants against two persons responsible for this unit, Shahid Kaveh.