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NPT: How to count the bombs until there are none
Iran was criticized from all sides - from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano and from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. And so was Israel (but not India and Pakistan) for its undeclared nuclear arsenal.
However, Iran may have the last laugh since the month-long unwieldy conference on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), can only adopt resolutions or outcome documents by consensus.
Still Secretary Clinton hoped a "supermajority" would agree to strengthen the treaty "and if Iran wants to be further isolated, it will stand outside that consensus." Separately, the US is seeking a fourth round of sanctions against Iran in the 15-member UN Security Council.
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, delivered a scorching speech against the United States on the opening day of the NPT review conference, an event that occurs every five years among the now-189 signatories of the convention.