Contradicting images of parties and war flooded feeds after Iran targeted Gulf states in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks Contradicting images of parties and war flooded feeds after Iran targeted Gulf states in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks M ike Babayan was in a hookah lounge when he heard the explosion on Saturday night. Dubai – a gilded playground for the ultra-rich and oligarch class, billed as one of the safest places on Earth – had been attacked by Iranian missiles. Phones lit up