Paris, Nov. 10 -- A sharp diplomatic confrontation has erupted between Paris and Tehran after France officially attributed an "unprecedented" cyberattack that compromised refrigeration systems across more than 700 supermarkets to an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) cyber unit, drawing a scathing rebuttal from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who mocked Paris for being "unable to manage fridges."

Rejecting the allegations, Araghchi accused the French government of manufacturing external scapegoats to divert attention from domestic unrest, while sharply criticising France's foreign policy in the Middle East.

"Unable to manage fridges let alone addressing grievances of its people, French government is shifting blame f...