New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- France has accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of orchestrating cyberattacks against supermarket refrigeration systems, turning an October food-spoilage incident into a diplomatic confrontation and a criminal investigation. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said nearly 700 food-distribution sites were targeted across France.

Speaking in Paris on Monday, November 9, Barrot promised a European sanctions response and said the Iranian ambassador had been summoned. The Washington Post reported France's attribution, following attacks that remotely changed temperature settings and forced retailers to discard spoiled goods.

The new allegation follows The Eastern Herald's earlier coverage of the French supermar...