Islamic Republic officials are openly calling for the invasion and occupation of the UAE. Lawmaker Hossein-Ali Haji-Deligani said Iran should seize UAE territory, deploy forces there and keep them in place. He said it could be done easily. Taking and holding UAE territory would require a ground invasion and an occupation force. This is part of a growing pattern. In April, regime strategist Mehdi Kharatian threatened that Iran could occupy UAE territory if the war resumed. In August, Haji-Deligani called for the UAE to hand over land and facilities as reparations. Now he is repeating the demand in public. The UAE was the most heavily targeted country during the war’s first 41 days. Its defense ministry said it intercepted 563 missiles and 2,256 drones, including 537 ballistic missiles. After the Islamic Republic’s forces subjected the UAE to the region’s heaviest barrage, its officials are now demanding UAE land. The threats are tied to strategic pressure. The UAE sits beside the Strait of Hormuz and operates Fujairah, a major oil-export route that bypasses the Persian Gulf chokepoint. Islamic Republic officials portray the UAE’s ties with the United States and Israel as justification for attacks and territorial threats. The regime’s claims are expanding from the disputed islands to the UAE itself. Its officials describe occupation as punishment, deterrence and repayment. The Islamic Republic spent decades claiming to defend the Muslim world. Now its officials are openly discussing seizing a neighboring Muslim country’s land. That is not resistance. It is expansionist coercion.