Rushdie attack a 'wake-up call' on Iran, says UK PM candidate Sunak

After Attack on Salman Rushdie, Rishi Sunak Calls for Tougher Sanctions against Iran

The brutal attack on noted author Salman Rushdie should be a wake-up call for the West to impose tougher sanctions against Iran and proscribe the country's elite military unit as a terrorist organisation, British prime ministerial hopeful Rishi Sunak said on Sunday.

"Wake-Up Call": UK PM Hopeful Rishi Sunak On Attack On Salman Rushdie

Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates seeking to become Britain's next prime minister, said Friday's attack on author Salman Rushdie should serve as a wake-up call to the West over Iran, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

Sir Salman Rushdie stabbing is a 'wake up call' to the West over Iran threat, says Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak warned the chances of reviving the international Iran nuclear deal may have reached a 'dead end'

'The situation in Iran is extremely serious’: Rishi Sunak says attack on Rushdie, a wake-up call for the West

Rushdie, an Indian-born author, was stabbed in the neck and torso while giving a lecture in New York state

Salman Rushdie attack a 'wake-up call' on Iran, says UK PM candidate Sunak

Indian-born author Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him over his novel "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed in the neck and torso on stage at a lecture in New York state.

Rushdie attack a 'wake-up call' on Iran, says UK PM candidate Sunak

There has been no official government reaction in Iran to the attack on Rushdie, but several hardline Iranian newspapers praised his assailant.