The diplomatic channel opened by France remains. Paris wants to take the case to the European level to obtain new sanctions, while Tehran maintains that the accusations brought against it are unfounded and denounces a practice it considers repeated.
The targeted equipment consists of connected refrigeration units installed in large-scale retail. The reported volume — hundreds of refrigerators — gives the campaign a material scale that Paris places at the center of its accusation against Tehran.
According to French security services, the attack caused significant merchandise losses. In at least fifteen cases, fires were found to have started. The consequences described therefore affect both stocks and the safety of the stores concerned.
The French response does not stop at this designation. Paris also intends to act at the European level in order to impose new sanctions against Tehran in connection with these cyberattacks.
In early November, at least eleven European countries experienced similar incidents. The reported series thus extends beyond French territory alone and the supermarkets affected in October.
The dispute pits an attribution openly assumed by Paris against a categorical rejection by the Islamic Republic. On one side, French security services link food losses and fires to the attack; on the other, Iran disputes any responsibility formulated in this way.