Iran increases price on ‘Satanic Verses’ author Salman Rushdie’s head by $500K

…”I am adding another $500,000 to the reward for killing Salman Rushdie, and anyone who carries out this sentence will receive the whole amount immediately,” said Hassan Sanei, the foundation’s head, in a statement carried by the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA).

Did inflation have anything to do with the increase of the reward amount?