The Indian-born author is on a ventilator at UPMC Hamot in nearby Erie, Pennsylvania, and may lose his eye.
He also suffered nerve damage to his arm and liver damage.
Rushdie’s injuries were reported Saturday night to include three stab wounds to the right side of the front of his neck, four stab wounds to his stomach, stab wounds to his right eye and chest and a laceration to his right thigh, according to CNN, which cites details from the Chautauqua County District Attorney.
The FBI said it was supporting state police and was “working closely with our international partners in the UK to provide additional resources as the victim is a dual UK-US citizen”.
Malek Shariati, an Iranian politician, said the attack was “a warning to the killers of Qassem Soleimani”.
He added: “If the attack on Salman Rushdie is an Iranian operation, it shows our strength.
“If the attacker did it under the influence of Iran, it proves the success of our Islamic revolution.
“Satan on the Road to Hell”
Iranian media welcomed the attack, with The Khorasan newspaper running the headline “Satan on the Road to Hell,” while the country’s state television called Rushdie a “heretic.”
Mr Sunak said: “The situation in Iran is extremely serious and we must stand up [Vladimir] Putin, we can’t take our eyes off the ball elsewhere.
Warning of the potential futility of attempts to revive the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), he added: “A nuclear-armed Iran would pose an existential threat to our ally Israel and would in fact threaten all of Europe with a ballistic missile capability. rockets.
“We urgently need a new, strengthened deal and much tougher sanctions, and if we can’t get results, then we have to start asking whether the JCPOA is deadlocked.” The brutal stabbing of Salman Rushdie should be a wake-up call to the West, and Iran’s response to the attack strengthens the case for banning the IRGC.
A fatwa calling for Rushdie to be killed over his book The Satanic Verses was issued by the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989.
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