A leader of a Sunni terrorist group who is awaiting execution in Iran says that his group received orders from the United States to launch terror attacks in Iran.

Abdolhamid Rigi, brother of Jundallah group leader Abdolmalek Rigi, told reporters his brother was an al-Qaida point man in Iran six years ago but that later the group broke off ties with him.

Rigi said: 'The United States created and supported Jundallah and we received orders from them. [US officials] told us whom to shoot and whom not to. All orders came from them. They told us that they would provide us with everything we need like money and equipment.'