Rushdie Attacker Convicted of Terrorism, Faces Life in Prison

A New York federal jury convicted Hadi Matar, who is already serving a 25-year term for attempting to kill Salman Rushdie, of providing material support to Hezbollah and engaging in transnational terrorism, motivated by Iran's 1989 fatwa. Prosecutors tied his two-year plotting to calls to enforce the fatwa, Rushdie testified about the attack and recovery, and Matar now faces a potential life sentence on the federal charges.