Following the Iranian attack on US bases in Qatar and Iraq, Trump thanked Iran for"promptly notifying us of the date of the strike on the US base in Qatar, which prevented any loss of life or injury." However, the base and other US bases in the Gulf were already empty before the strike, so whether Iran leaked the date or not, there was no chance of loss of life. It was Trump and his controversial statements. In contrast, Iran should have informed Qatar of the date, not only out of consideration for the neighborhood and concern for the two countries' relations, but also to implement the agreement between them on the charade of striking Al-Udeid, paving the way for a new phase co-designed by the attacker, the attacked, and the mediating state. Iran's actions sent a clear message: the door was now ajar enough for a return to negotiations, and that striking US bases was the final episode in the war between Iran and Israel, which is what happened hours later when a ceasefire was declared between the two sides. Sadat, may God have mercy on him, justified his agreement to a ceasefire in the 1973 war by saying that he could not fight America following the massive airlift that carried weapons to Israel and the rumors at the time about the arrival of American planes with their pilots to participate in the war. I believe that Iran realized the same thing, and that America's entry into the war required it to assess the situation in a way that served the country's highest interests. In any case, it responded forcefully to the Israeli aggression, just as it responded - without force - to the American bombing.