A brief overview of the assassination attempt on author Salman Rushde and the 30 year geopolitical saga that lead to this event.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/ayatollah-khomeini-never-read-salman-rushdies-book

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/us/salman-rushdie-attack-tuesday/index.html

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/15/middleeast/iran-blames-rushdie-attack-intl/index.html