
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says France is trying to shift blame on others to justify its internal failures
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France accused Iran of being behind an unprecedented cyber attack that targeted major stores in France. Iran responded by denying these accusations and considered them an attempt by France to shift blame on others to justify its internal failures.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi responded to France pointing the finger at Tehran of being behind a cyberattack that it described as “unprecedented” that targeted major stores in the country.
Araqchi said in a blog post on his page on the
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had published a statement in which it commented on 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 extremely irresponsible and trivial measure, aimed at distorting Iran’s image and disrupting its relations with other countries, and it only satisfied America and the entity.” Zionists as 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.”
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Diplomatic tensions between Iran and France will continue against the backdrop of accusations of a cyber attack.
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