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Source: https://www.state.gov/the-attack-against-salman-rushdie/
U.S. Condemns Iran for Inciting Attack on Author Salman Rushdie
(U.S. State Department) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday: Salman "Rushdie has consistently stood up for the universal rights of freedom of expression, freedom of religion or belief, and freedom of the press....Iranian state institutions have incited violence against Rushdie for generations, and state-affiliated media recently gloated about the attempt on his life. This is despicable....The strength of Rushdie...steels our resolve and underscores the imperative of standing united as an international community against those who would challenge these universal rights."