US imposes sanctions on Iran-based foundation over Salman Rushdie bounty
The US Treasury Department said it had designated the Iran-based 15 Khordad Foundation a Specially Designated Global Terrorist for placing a $3.3 million bounty on Rushdie.
The writer Salman Rushdie interviewed during Heartland Festival in Kvaerndrup, Denmark, June 2, 2018.(photo credit: CARSTEN BUNDGAARD/RITZAU SCANPIX/VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated:
