“It’s strange that a series of ‘Iran hate’ incidents occurred in the US at the end of the negotiations.”
Iran, which is in talks with the West to restore the nuclear deal, argued that it was strange that a series of Iran-related incidents occurred in the United States at the end of the negotiations.
Mohammad Marandi, adviser to Iran’s nuclear negotiating team, tweeted on the 13th (local time), “I will not shed any tears for a writer who has endlessly poured out hatred and contempt towards Islam,” slashing British writer Salman Rushdi, 75, who was attacked the day before. got off
“It’s strange that the US announcement that Iran was trying to assassinate former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton at a subtle point in the final stages of the nuclear negotiations, followed by the Rushdi attack,” he added.
Rushdie, famous for his novel ‘The Devil’s Poem’, which caused controversy over Islamic blasphemy, was stabbed while giving a lecture in New York State, USA.
He was taken to the hospital and is breathing on a ventilator.
The suspect, 24, Hadi Matar, who was arrested at the scene, is being investigated by the police.
NBC News reported, citing local police, that there was no evidence that Matar had any ties to the Iranian government.
However, Mattar explained that he was a person who sympathized with the ideology of Shia extremism and supported the claims of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The attack on Rushdie came two days following the US announced that the Revolutionary Guard had attempted to assassinate hawks during the Trump administration.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on the 10th that it had indicted Revolutionary Guards member Shahram Pursapi on charges of teaching assassination to former White House national security adviser Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The Iranian government has argued that the United States is imposing charges once morest Iran without valid evidence as part of its “hate Iran” policy.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nasser Khanani tweeted on the 12th that “the spread of fabricated stories by the United States is evidence of political bankruptcy.”
Hezbollah, a Shiite militant group in Lebanon, told Archyde.com on the 13th that “we know nothing regarding the attack on Rushdi”, denying the connection.
/yunhap news
