Iran-UK Break Diplomatic Relations Over Salman Rushdie Controversy March 7, 1989
Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.
Date: March 7, 1989
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