U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker predicted that “history” will be accomplished at this year’s NATO summit, which is being held just after President Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iran.

On Monday, Iran launched short- and medium-range ballistic missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar at 7:30 p.m. Qatar time. No casualties were reported from the attack, and Iran has since agreed to a ceasefire deal with Israel. Whitaker’s comments on the United States and its allies came as Trump participates in the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands.

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“I think our allies are also realizing that there are certain capabilities only the United States can bring to bear, including flying B-2 bombers halfway around the world from Kansas City, dropping a dozen bunker buster 30,000-pound bombs on an adversary, and getting home safely without anybody hardly knowing that we were there in the first place,” Whitaker explained on Fox News’s The Faulkner Focus. “And I think that is the kind of capabilities our allies want to ally with, and that’s why we’re going to see history be made tomorrow here at the summit in The Hague for NATO.”

Iran’s attack on the Qatar base was simply Tehran “flexing” its muscles following the U.S.’s attacks on its nuclear sites, Brian Carter, an expert with the American Enterprise Institute, explained to the Washington Examiner. He added that Iran’s risk of causing casualties — there were none — with the attack was “very limited,” and it was just an “off-ramp” for the country.

Following Iran’s attack, the country broke Trump’s ceasefire after it and Israel exchanged attacks four hours before the halt was set to begin. When asked if the ceasefire would hold, Whitaker said Trump will set U.S. policy on this, adding that the president has been “very clear” that Iran cannot get hold of nuclear weapons.

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Whitaker also said both sides need to “stop the fighting” so Trump can deliver peace and “prosperity” across the world. He expressed hope that the president can continue being a “peacemaker” going forward.

On Tuesday, Trump shared a series of text messages from NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who congratulated the president for his ceasefire deal and said Trump was “flying into another big success” ahead of the summit. It came as Trump’s European counterparts are expected to sign an agreement requiring NATO nations to spend at least 5% on defense, something the Trump administration has been pushing for.