“The brutal stabbing attack against Salman Rushdie should be a wake up call to the West.

Iran's reaction to this attack serves as another argument in favor of outlawing the IRGC, ”he said in an interview with The Telegraph.

Earlier it was reported that an unknown person attacked British writer Salman Rushdie in New York.

Rushdie was stabbed in the neck and airlifted to a local hospital.

The attacker has already been arrested.

According to The New York Times, the writer is on a ventilator after the attack.

'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling threatened with reprisal for supporting an injured colleague on Twitter.