President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told delegates who included the leaders of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, the main battlefields for the US "war on terrorism", that Washington, Israel and Europe were the worst culprits.
"It is unfortunate that I have to announce that the individuals and groups responsible for these (terrorist) incidents are supported by certain European governments and some American politicians," Ahmadinejad told the "International Conference on Global Fight Against Terrorism".
By accusing the West, Tehran was turning the tables on accusations that Tehran supports militant groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah, which are considered terrorist organisations by Israel and its Western allies.
In a message read out at the conference, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Washington had committed "terrorist behaviour and financial and military support to organized terrorists" in the Middle East.
He said drone attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the downing of an Iranian civil airliner by a US warship in 1988 and the assassination of two Iranian nuclear scientists – for which no one has claimed responsibility, were incidents from a "shameful and unforgettable list" of US "terrorism".
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