Salman Rushdie's Attacker Rejects Connection To Iran, Claims To Have 'Acted Alone'

The 24-year-old man accused of Salman Rushdie's attempted murder has denied any contact with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and stated that he "acted alone" when he stabbed the Mumbai-born novelist, whom he despised for being "disingenuous." Hadi Matar was detained and convicted of second-degree attempted murder and assault. Matar denied any interaction with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and suggested he was working entirely on his own.