A recent poll suggests Washington pursues a double standard policy by reacting differently toward Iran and India's nuclear programs.

Seventy two percent of some 4067 respondents to an online Press TV poll said US insistence on a nuclear deal with India, and its opposition to Iran's nuclear program indicate Washington's double standard approach.

The poll indicates that a mere 5 percent believe Washington is trying to pave the way for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to conduct inspections of Indian nuclear facilities in an attempt to enforce the NPT.

Some 22 percent, however, said that the US aims to extend its influence in India after the collapse of New Delhi's former ally, the Soviet Union.

Major world powers accuse NPT signatory Iran of pursuing a military nuclear program and have pressured the UNSC to impose three rounds of sanctions on the country.

This is while the UN nuclear watchdog has confirmed that Iran's uranium enrichment program does not exceed 3 percent and is therefore within the limits of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

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