Iran’s nuclear program has a single goal: Weekend Edition

Iran Has Always Had Only One Reason for a Nuclear Program – Bobby Ghosh With the Islamic Republic announcing that it has breached uranium-enrichment limits agreed in the 2015 nuclear deal, let's take a quick trip down memory lane, to remind ourselves of how we got here. The first thing to keep in mind — and it is often forgotten — is that Iran has only ever had one reason to start a nuclear program: to menace its neighbors. This was true for Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in the 1950s, and it is true of the theocratic state that has followed. Read the whole thing. How Is Trump's Parade Offensive? Let Me Count the Ways – Jonathan Bernstein Marianne Williamson Is Just What the Democratic Party Needs – Tyler Cowen Too Many Companies Drain Value From the Economy – Noah Smith An Airline That Doesn't Want You to Fly. That's New – Chris Bryant The Global Economy's Just About Due for a Rebound – Conor Sen Those U.S. Jobs Revisions Are Hard to Ignore – A. Gary Shilling It's No Fun at Deutsche Bank – Matt Levine Trump's Border Obscenities Will Shame America for Decades – Timothy L. O'Brien Trump Shows How Powerful America Is By Weakening It – Hal Brands Saturday New Music Here are five new albums you can stream right now, including from the Soft Cavalry and Félicia Atkinson. This is the Weekend Edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a roundup of the 10 most popular stories Bloomberg Opinion published this week, based on web readership, with some other stuff thrown in. FOLLOW US SEND TO A FRIEND You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's Bloomberg Opinion Today newsletter. Unsubscribe | Bloomberg.com | Contact Us Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington, New York, NY, 10022