, Columnist
Iran Has Always Had Only One Reason for a Nuclear Program
And it has nothing to do with energy.
A program with just one purpose.
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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.