“Bravo to this courageous and duty-conscious man who attacked the apostate and depraved Salman Rushdie in New York,” wrote the paper, whose chief is appointed by current supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

“Let us kiss the hands of the one who tore the neck of the enemy of God with a knife,” the daily added.

With the exception of reformist publication Etemad, Iranian media followed a similar line, describing Rushdie as an “apostate.”

Source: Al Arabiya - Photo: Reuters