Iran is praising Iraqi authorities for launching a deadly raid on a camp of Iranian exiles whom Tehran deems to be terrorists.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told a Tehran press conference Saturday the Iraqi army was right to storm Camp Ashraf.
Ashraf residents belong to the People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, which seeks to overthrow Iran’s leaders.
It was given refuge in Iraq by former dictator Saddam Hussein, an enemy of Iran. The group has jeered the Shiite leaders who replaced Saddam as puppets of Shiite power Iran.
Iraqi army forces stormed the camp before dawn on Friday after the exiles provoked soldiers.
Health officials said at least 12 people were killed and 39 wounded.