Hezbollah
United States v. Hadi Matar
Status: Hadi Matar: Convicted at trial, July 29, 2026
- District
- Western District of New York
- Docket number
- Not matched
- Group named in DOJ releases
- Hezbollah
- Statutes
- Not stated in DOJ release
- First DOJ release
- July 24, 2024
Primary Sources
- New Jersey Man Charged with Terrorism Offenses Relating to His Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, Office of Public Affairs, July 24, 2024
- Federal Jury Convicts New Jersey Man of Terrorism Offenses Relating to His Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, Office of Public Affairs, July 29, 2026
- Federal jury convicts New Jersey man of terrorism offenses relating to his attempted murder of Salman Rushdie, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York, July 29, 2026
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Hadi Matar
- Status
- Convicted at trial (DOJ release, July 29, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
“Hadi Matar, who was born and raised in the United States, chose to align his values with the terroristic values of the leaders of Iran, which often promote violence, and in this case, the call for murder,” said U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo for the Western District of New York.
- Age
- 26 (per DOJ release of July 24, 2024)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- attempting to provide material support to Hizballah and engaging in an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries by attempting to murder Salman Rushdie
- Charged or arrested
- July 24, 2024
- Plea or verdict
- July 29, 2026
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Hadi Matar," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-matar-2024/