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Iran denies involvement in Salman Rushdie attack, says writer himself to blame | South China Morning Post

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Iran has denied involvement in the bloody attack that critically wounded British author Salman Rushdie, blaming instead the British writer and his supporters. A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry made the claims on August 15, 2022, more than two days after the attack in New York state. Rushdie sustained multiple …

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