The final day of the Munich security conference has been spent hearing a series of vastly differing views on the Middle East and its conflicts.
At last year's summit, Iran was lauded for its role in securing a historic deal that peacefully curbed its nuclear program.
This year, though, Iran finds itself a target, being heavily criticised for its role in the region.
Israeli defence minister Avigdor Lieberman was unequivocal.
"There is one very famous former American commander, and he explains that, in the Middle East, we are facing three challenges: Iran, Iran and Iran. And I can only to repeat and to confirm this approach."
Saudi Arabia also joined in on the anti-Iran rhetoric.
Saudi foreign minister Adel Al-Jubeir has blamed Iran for decades of what he calls "death and destruction."
"Iran remains the single biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. Iran has, as part of its constitution, the principle of exporting the revolution. Iran does not believe in the principle of citizenship. It believes the Shia -- the "dispossessed," as Iran calls them -- all belong to Iran and not to their countries of origin. And this is unacceptable for us in the Kingdom, for our allies in the Gulf and for any country in the world."
Iran has long denied such accusations.
It also has previously accused Saudi Arabia of hypocrisy over its alleged support of militant factions in Iraq and Syria and the treatment of its own citizens.
But this time, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Zarif has tried to take a more conciliatory tone.
"It is easy for us in West Asia to blame the West as the ultimate culprit for our problems. There is no shortage of history here. It has been even more convenient for the West to blame us Muslims. In my opinion, the first necessary step in addressing the challenges is to redefine the problem in a way that is conducive to a collective solution."
The Munich conference has also focused on the crippling Syrian civil war, now almost six years old.
Turkey says it believes United Nations-led peace talks in Switzerland are the only place to negotiate a political solution and transition.
Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says talks between Turkey, Russia, Iran and Syrian factions in the Kazakstan capital Astana are no substitute for UN-brokered dialogue.
"But Astana has never been an alternative to Geneva. Astana is a good confidence-building measure. Also, it was good to maintain the ceasefire, and it was a good step forward, so, therefore, we need to resume Geneva talks. That is how we see our relations. And Russia is our trade partner, we have so many projects together. It doesn't mean we agree on everything with Russia."
Talks in Geneva are set to resume this week, with the Syrian opposition saying it is fully committed.
But Syrian National Coalition president Anas al-Abdah argues Syrian president Bashar al-Assad must not remain in power.
"We will head to Geneva fully committed and prepared to negotiate a political solution which brings the conflict to an end and paves the way for a genuine, inclusive transition and the eradication of the extremist groups."
But when asked about the prospects for peace and destroying IS, also known as Daesh, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, gave a realistic assessment.
"If you want to defeat Daesh, we need, even if it looks complicated, even if it looks remote, a politically inclusive, credible solution in Syria. And that's the challenge that we are going to face in the next few weeks."
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