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On November 10, France summoned Iran's ambassador to warn against a cyberattack that disabled refrigerators in hundreds of supermarkets across the country in October. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot stated that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were behind the attacks and warned of potential EU sanctions and unspecified retaliatory measures. The incident is part of broader tensions between Paris and Tehran, exacerbated by disagreements over Iran's nuclear program and regional activities.

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of orchestrating a cyberattack that disrupted commercial refrigerators and freezers across France in early October. The attack caused temperatures inside fridges to rise, spoiling millions of euros worth of food. French officials suspect the Iranian state-backed hackers were behind the incident, which they describe as unprecedented in scale and aggression. Barrot warned there will be consequences and is pushing for Europe-wide sanctions against Iran. The total cost of the attack could reach tens of millions of euros nationwide, according to one supermarket owner's estimate.

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