This is how they report the status of Salman Rushdie after the attack 0:40
(CNN) --
Iran has blamed author Salman Rushdie and "his followers" for an attack that has left him with life-changing injuries.
"Regarding the attack on Salman Rushdie, we do not consider anyone other than [Rushdie] and his supporters to be worthy of blame and even condemnation," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani told a news conference. televised on Monday.
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This was Iran's first public reaction to the incident.
Rushdie is recovering in a hospital after being repeatedly stabbed onstage in front of an audience in New York on Friday.
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