Some praise the attacker, others worry of reprisal & further global isolation https://ift.tt/tvd2Xgl https://ift.tt/GKNjrsF August 14, 2022 at 01:43AM World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/yOwGKF8 in Tehran, some willing to speak to AP offered praise for an attack targeting a writer they believe tarnished the Islamic faith with his 1988 book “The Satanic Verses.” In the streets of Iran’s capital, images of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini still peer down at passers-by. “I don’t know Salman Rushdie, but I am happy to hear that he was attacked since he insulted Islam,” said Reza Amiri, 27, a deliveryman.