You know why people in Dubai still feel safe right now? Because the real statements coming out of Iran are not going viral. If even a fraction of those statements started circulating widely, especially the kind of warnings and narratives being pushed by voices like Mohammad Marandi, the situation would feel very different on the ground. People would start leaving Dubai right away. Right now, what people are seeing is a filtered version of reality. A controlled narrative. And trust me, Middle Eastern countries must be ensuring, paying media millions that these statements never go out in public, because the moment they do, it can trigger fear and the damage will be big. Dubai’s sense of safety, in many ways, is built on information and media control. Because the day real narratives start spreading at scale, you won’t see calm. You will see people rushing for exits.
