Lands on the Persian Gulf (8)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lands on the persian gulf</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for emirates that I've seen before include "Federation of Arab states" , "Abu Dhabi and Dubai, say" , "ie Master (anag.)" , "in the airline business" , "Arab lands" .)