Iran Denies Links With Rushdie Attacker As Accusations Mount

Salman Rushdie who is recovering in a hospital after a brutal knife attack, pictured in 2015
Salman Rushdie who is recovering in a hospital after a brutal knife attack, pictured in 2015

Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday denied any links with Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie last week in New York, nearly killing him.