Iran’s Foreign Ministry categorically rejected what it termed the baseless and malicious allegations by the French government accusing Iran of involvement in alleged cyber operations in France, strongly condemning Paris’s “worn-out policy” of leveling accusations against the Islamic Republic, Tasnim reported on Wednesday.

The French government officially blamed Iran for cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration systems that occurred in early October, summoning the Iranian ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. “I can also tell you that we rule nothing out and will take all measures, including those we may not disclose publicly, that we deem proportionate and necessary to deter any further attacks,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told Franceinfo TV, adding that Paris would seek European-level sanctions against Tehran.