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TaylorHeinicke posted...

update on his condition?

He can speak now and his son says he's maintaining his sense of humor, so his condition is improving but it's still not great.

In related news, the Iranian government has officially come out and blamed Rushdie and his supporters for the attack:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62546469

Iranian media have extensively commented on the attack, calling it "divine retribution".

Iran's state broadcaster daily Jaam-e Jam highlighted the news that Rushdie might lose an eye following the attack, saying "an eye of the Satan has been blinded".

But on Monday, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani - giving the country's first official reaction - said Tehran "categorically" denied any link, adding "no-one has the right to accuse the Islamic Republic of Iran".

However, he said freedom of speech did not justify Mr Rushdie insulting religion in his writing.
"In this attack, we do not consider anyone other than Salman Rushdie and his supporters worthy of blame and even condemnation," the spokesman said during his weekly press conference in Tehran.

"By insulting the sacred matters of Islam and crossing the red lines of more than 1.5 billion Muslims and all followers of the divine religions, Salman Rushdie has exposed himself to the anger and rage of the people."

Iran had no other information about Rushdie's assailant except what has appeared in media, he added.

Here's what their paper had on the front page:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/6/7/AABJX0AADkML.jpg