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When a pronouncement by a religious scholar in Iran drove Iraq to the brink of civil war last week, there was only one man who could stop it: a 92-year-old Iraqi Shi'ite cleric who proved once again he is the most powerful man in his country.

Firebrand cleric shows off his political power by turning on and off violence

The war in Ukraine is helping one country achieve its foreign policy and national security objectives, but it’s neither Russia nor Ukraine.

Salman Rushdie spoke about his fatwa in a magazine interview, saying he was more concerened with democaracy in the United States.

Tehran also vehemently denied having any knowledge of or link to the stabbing of the novelist.

Iran has denied any involvement in the New York stabbing of Salman Rushdie, arguing that only the author and his supporters are to be blamed for the attack.

Many Iranians have turned to social media to show their anger and praise over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie at a lecture in New York state, with some conspiracy theories linking it to Tehran's nuclear talks in Vienna.

Rushdie’s alleged attacker, Hadi Matar, was due in court to face attempted murder and assault charges.

Iran's rulers bear responsibility for the attack against the British writer Salman Rushdie as the Islamic republic never repudiated a 1989 order issued by its founder calling for the novelist to be killed, activists and opponents charged Saturday. While the fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini over Rushdie's novel "The…

Praise for attack on writer targeted by decades-old fatwa comes as some fear incident will leave Iran more isolated

Sir Salman has been the subject of a 'fatwa' since the 1980s