In 1981 the US vetoed a UN resolution which would have established a nuclear weapons free Middle East. And guess who calls the UN ineffective?

"Saudi Arabia has said the West is partly to blame for the current nuclear stand-off with Iran because it allowed Israel to develop nuclear weapons.

"The Saudi foreign minister told the BBC statements made by Iran's president were "extreme" but that diplomacy was the way to resolve the crisis.

"Prince Saud al-Faisal was giving a rare interview while in London for a two-day terrorism conference.

"He has chosen this visit to call for a nuclear-free zone in the Gulf."

And other folks point out the "inconsistency" (read "hypocrisy" for accuracy.)

"The developing diplomatic row over Iran's nuclear ambitions has highlighted the question of consistency in US and Western efforts to halt the spread of nuclear weapons.

"Close US ally Israel is widely believed to have an advanced nuclear arsenal which rarely, if ever, draws any criticism from Washington.

"India is quite open about its nuclear weapons programme, but this has not stopped the Americans from proposing an ambitious programme of civil nuclear co-operation with the Indians."