Iran is blamed for the attack on Rushdie. The situation of the writer is serious

The attack on the British writer Salman Rushdie is solely his fault, as well as those who supported him. Today, on August 15, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Nasir Kanani Chafi, said this at a press conference.

"In the case of the assassination, we do not consider anyone to be guilty or suspect other than him and his supporters," he said.

According to the diplomat, no one has the right to blame Iran [for the assassination of the writer].

The fact is that after the resignation of Boris Johnson, the former head of the British Treasury, Rishi Sunak, who claims to be the leader of the ruling Conservative Party and the Prime Minister of the country, imposed sanctions on Iran and designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. offered to recognize as He believes that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was involved in the attack on the Indian-born British writer Salman Rushdie in New York.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid condemned the attack on Salman Rushdie.

"The attack on Salman Rushdie is an attack on our freedom and values. It is the result of decades of incitement by the extremist regime in Tehran," said Lapid.

The prime minister wished Rushdie a "full and speedy recovery" on behalf of the people of Israel.

Zafar Rushdie, the son of Salman Rushdie, said that the writer's condition is still serious.

"Following the attack on Friday, my father remains in a critical condition in hospital and continues to undergo intensive treatment. "We were so relieved when we were able to say a few words yesterday when he was taken off life support and oxygen therapy," he wrote on Twitter.

Let us remind you that yesterday, on August 12, Salman Rushdie, the winner of the "Booker" prize, writer, and the author of a book that was severely criticized by representatives of the Islamic world, was attacked in the United States of America. The incident took place during an event at the Chautauqua Institute in New York City. The writer went up to one of those sitting on the stage and stabbed him.

An unknown person attacked and beat Rushdie during his public introduction. The attacker was arrested.

Rushdie was born in Mumbai, India. He faced criticism with his novel "Satanic Verses" written in 1998. His works have been banned in India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and other countries.

A year after the novel was published, Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khomanai issued a fatwa (decree) ordering the execution of all those involved in the book's publication. Various Iranian foundations have raised the bounty on Rushdie's head to $3.3 million.

After that, in Western countries, especially in the USA and Britain, arson and attacks began on the shops selling this book, and in Japan, the author of the book's translation was killed.

In 1990, Rushdie expressed respect for Islam and publicly apologized, but the Iranian government did not cancel the fatwa.