The president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, strolled through the sprawling Dubai Mall on March 2, reassuring shoppers they had nothing to fear. Iranian missiles and drones had been falling on the glittering city for days, shutting down the airport, striking the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel and Dubai’s deep-water port, and killing several people across the U.A.E. Sheikh Mohamed shook hands with children and rode the mall’s crowded escalators. “Are you happy?” he asked one shopper from Ghana. “Very happy,” came the reply. “All is well in the U.A.E.,” Sheikh Mohamed declared at a public…

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