Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- An Iranian official Monday denied Tehran was involved in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, though he sought to justify the attack in the Islamic Republic's first public comments on the bloodshed.

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