IRGC spokesman calls Paris cooling-system attack claim a Zionist scenario

Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, a spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said in a post on his X account late on Saturday that Paris should be aware of a false-flag trap set by the Zionist regime, according to Mehr News. He stated that, unlike the United States and the Zionist regime, civilians have no place among the targets of the IRGC.

Mohebbi described the claim regarding an attack on cooling systems as ridiculous and said it is a worn-out scenario employed by the Zionists to promote Iranophobia and to garner support in Europe. He did not provide further details on the origin of the claim or on which parties had made it.

The statement places the allegation within the wider exchange of accusations between Iran and Israel, which Tehran routinely refers to as the Zionist regime. Iranian officials have repeatedly rejected allegations of attacks on civilian infrastructure and have accused Israel of staging incidents to discredit the Islamic Republic and to build European backing against it.

The IRGC spokesperson's remarks were carried by Mehr News Agency, which reported the post and its contents. The report did not include a response from Israeli officials or from any European authority regarding the claim about the cooling systems in Paris.

According to Mehr News, Mohebbi's post also reiterated the IRGC's stated position that civilians are not among its targets, contrasting the force with the United States and the Zionist regime. The agency added that the spokesperson characterized the cooling-system allegation as part of a recurring effort to promote Iranophobia and to secure support in Europe.