Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Convicted of Terrorism

A jury in Buffalo convicted Hadi Matar on July 29, 2026, on federal terrorism charges for stabbing author Salman Rushdie in 2022. One charge was trying to help Hezbollah, an armed group backed by Iran. Matar already faces 25 years in state prison for attempted murder. Prosecutors tied the attack to a 1989 religious order calling for Rushdie's death. Iran denies involvement. Matar now faces possible life in prison.