US federal jury convicts Salman Rushdie’s attacker of terrorismA US federal jury has convicted Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie in 2022, on terrorism charges. Already serving 25 years for attempted murder, Matar now faces a possible life sentence without parole when sentenced in November. By IANS Published Date - 30 July 2026, 08:57 AMNew York: The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie several times and destroyed his eye has been convicted on terrorism charges. The jury in a federal court on Wednesday (local time) found Hadi Matar guilty of acting on Iran’s instructions and helping a terrorist organisation. When he is sentenced in November at the federal court in Buffalo, Matar could get a life sentence without parole.