Iran denies involvement in attack on Salman Rushdie

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Independent experts, Western nations and UN experts have traced weapon components back to Iran.
42% : An Iranian government official has denied that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, in remarks that were the country's first public comments on the stabbing attack.
42% : "Nobody has right to accuse Iran in this regard." Mr Rushdie, 75, was stabbed on Friday while attending an event in western New York.
38% : Since 1979, Iran has targeted dissidents abroad in attacks.
37% : Mr Kanaani said that Iran did not "have any other information more than what the American media has reported".
37% : Last week, the US charged a Guard member in absentia for allegedly plotting to kill one-time Trump adviser and Iran hawk John Bolton.
32% : Meanwhile, US prosecutors say that Iran tried to kidnap in 2021 an Iranian opposition activist and writer living in New York.
22% : Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and an aide are under 24-hour security over alleged threats from Iran.

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