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Iran says only Salman Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack

Tehran also vehemently denied having any knowledge of or link to the stabbing of the novelist.

Al Jazeera

Iran denies links to Rushdie’s attacker, blames author and supporters

Iran on Monday denied any link with the attacker who stabbed author Salman Rushdie in its first official response to the attack. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman instead said the author of "The Satanic Verses" and his supporters were the only ones to blame for Friday's attack.

France 24

Iran says Salman Rushdie to blame for own stabbing

Iran has denied any involvement in the New York stabbing of Salman Rushdie, arguing that only the author and his supporters are to be blamed for the attack.

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Salman Rushdie ‘road to recovery has begun’ but ‘will be long,’ agent says

Author is off ventilator and able to talk after suffering stab wounds to his neck, stomach, eye, chest and thigh in New York attack

The Guardian - US

Rushdie improving as attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder

The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie at a literary event pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges Saturday, as the severely injured author appeared to show signs of improvement in hospital.

Radio France Internationale

Salman Rushdie on the 'road to recovery' as attack suspect pleads not guilty

Author Salman Rushdie showed signs of improvement in hospital on Sunday as the man accused of stabbing him pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges.

France 24

Salman Rushdie on ventilator after stabbing, may lose an eye; attacker charged

Rushdie’s alleged attacker, Hadi Matar, was due in court to face attempted murder and assault charges.

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Activists Accuse Iran of Responsibility for Rushdie Attack

Iran's rulers bear responsibility for the attack against the British writer Salman Rushdie as the Islamic republic never repudiated a 1989 order issued by its founder calling for the novelist to be killed, activists and opponents charged Saturday. While the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini over Rushdie's novel "The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Salman Rushdie attack: Iranians react with mixture of praise and concern

Praise for attack on writer targeted by decades-old fatwa comes as some fear incident will leave Iran more isolated

The Guardian - UK

'I am happy to hear he was attacked' - Iranians react to Salman Rushdie stabbing

Sir Salman has been the subject of a 'fatwa' since the 1980s

Wales Online

Salman Rushdie attack: What we know so far

Author Rushdie is on ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state.

Al Jazeera

Novelist Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing

Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Praise, worry in Iran after Rushdie attack; government quiet

Iranians are reacting with praise and worry over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie — the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death

The Independent UK

Who is Salman Rushdie? Author whose book The Satanic Verses made him a target

The Indian-born writer has been stabbed in New York, and it’s not his first brush with violence

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The Guardian - US

Police identify Salman Rushdie attack suspect as 24-year-old from New Jersey

Hadi Matar, 24, in custody after author of Satanic Verses was stabbed at literary event in western New York

Al Jazeera

Key dates in the life of author Salman Rushdie

The controversial author spent years in hiding after 1989 decree by the Iranian leader led to threats against his life.

The Guardian - UK

A tsunami of outrage: Salman Rushdie and The Satanic Verses

The writer had no idea his novel would unleash such anger and become a litmus test of freedom of expression

Radio France Internationale

Author Salman Rushdie taken to hospital after attack in New York State

Author Salman Rushdie was on Friday recovering from surgery in hospital after he was stabbed in the neck as he was about to give a lecture in New York state.

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The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie: timeline of the novelist’s career

The critically acclaimed writer rose to fame in 1981 and later received death threats for The Satanic Verses

The Times of India

Salman Rushdie attacked: Here's all you need to know about the fatwa against him and the controversy

In a shocking turn of events, former Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in New York on August 12, 2022. The author was at the venue to give a lecture.

The Independent UK

Iran regime official jailed for life in Sweden for role in 1988 prisoner massacres

“It is a historic day”: First time ever an Iranian official has been tried and sentenced for infamous 1988 killings

Reuters

Rise of Arab-Israel axis spurs Iran to redouble nuclear talks push

The spectre of an emerging Arab-Israeli bloc that could tilt the Middle East balance of power further away from Iran is driving the Islamic Republic to pursue nuclear talks with world powers with renewed determination, officials and analysts said.

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