Trump has been saying that a deal with Iran is close for weeks. This week, the Islamic Republic fired barrages of ballistic missiles at Israel. Those two facts are not unrelated.

One hundred days into any new presidency is the accepted measure of when the grace period ends and real scrutiny begins. Many leaders use the milestone to tout their achievements. The grace period, though, became largely irrelevant long ago. Political leaders are judged from day one by what they do and what they don’t do. It’s a bit like the ceasefires between which Israel has been living for the past hundred days and more: officially there is supposed to be a “cease,” but in reality the “fire” persists.

Since barrages of missiles were fired at Israel on Sunday night and again Monday morning, from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Houthis in Yemen, some things have become clearer and some less so. One thing is certain: this situation is unsustainable and cannot be left to continue.

• The clearest things in a murky situation remain true: the Islamic Republic is nefarious, evil, and cannot be trusted.

• The Islamic Republic attacked because they know Trump is ranting about a “deal” that he has been calling imminent for months.

• They attacked because even the talk of a possible peace deal between Israel and Lebanon threatened their proxy Hezbollah, and terrorists always use terror to influence from the outside. Particularly during a ceasefire or on the cusp of any political or diplomatic achievement.

• They........

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