Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie’s attack

Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie's attack

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An Iranian official on Monday denied that Tehran was involved in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, despite trying to justify the attack in the Islamic Republic’s first public comments on the bloodshed. The comments from Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, came three days after Rushdie was … Read more