Iran blames Salman Rushdie and supporters for his stabbing

“Regarding the attack on Salman Rushdie, we do not consider anyone other than [Rushdie] and his supporters worth of blame and even condemnation,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said in a televised news conference Monday, marking the country’s first public reaction to the incident.

Rushdie is recovering at a hospital after being repeatedly stabbed on stage in front of a New York audience on Friday.

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