TEHRAN - Iran welcomes the death sentence handed down by an Iraqi tribunal to former president Saddam Hussein, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP.
"The Islamic republic of Iran welcomes the death sentence," said Mohammad Ali Hosseini.
But he added: "Even if Saddam and his accomplices are the agents who carried out these crimes, we cannot forget the Western protectors of Saddam who by supporting him prepared the ground for the execution of his crimes."
11/05/2006 14:06 GMT