By Afshain Afzal
In the latest development, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chaired a high level meeting in Jeddah and acted quite wisely by making everyone ample clear about Houthis or anyone else daring to challenge the Kingdoms’ sovereignty over Saudi Arabia, “Saudi Arabia has the right to protect its people and territory, but every response should remain proportionate and within international law. What the region needs now is not another cycle of retaliation, but serious diplomacy to prevent the Yemen conflict from expanding into a wider regional war.” Add note; Muslims are quite clear about Almighty Allah’s guidance in Surah Al-Hujuraat, Verse 9, “And if two factions among the Momineen kills each other; make settlement between the two. But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it obeys the orders of Allah. And if it returns to peace, then make settlement between them enforce justice. Indeed, Allah is friend of those who do justice.”
US President Donald Trump in an earlier statement held Iran directly and completely responsible for the Houthis 8th and 9th September 2026, attacks on Saudi Arabia. At least two reports, one confirmed while other about Kagnew Station in Asmara remained unconfirmed reflects that attacks on Saudi Arabia were carried out from Djiboutian–Eritrean border facilities or Naval establishment. Meanwhile, in another development President Trump at his own ruled out chances American forces would hit Houthis targets in Yemen from where attacks were launched on Saudi Arabia. There are reports confirming that US is funding and arming both the Houthis rebels of Yemen and Peshmerga forces in Iraq to build Iranian hegemony in the region so that export of Arab oil is completely restricted. Additional reports claims repositioning squadrons of Black Hawk and Drones to bases near Babul Mandus.
Washington intends Tehran to negotiate maritime sea passage from Strait of Hourmz and Babul Mandus with Arab countries in line with uninterrupted safe passage. Tehran is continuously targeting UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordon to pressurize them on the pretext of presence of US bases there but is forgetting the same US and allies are funding pro Islamic leadership in Iran and their presence in Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and other African and Middle Eastern countries… also threatening Islamic leadership in Iran for regime change. As per the leaked draft Memorandum of Understandings and subsequent agreements, Washington plans to allow Tehran collect fee and insurance money for safe passage of ships and tankers from Strait of Hourmz and Babul Mandus to enjoy certain concessions after assurance, legitimizing Iranian nuclear and missile programmes. It is a trap for Arab and other Asio-African countries to recognize Iranian hegemony over trade routes that would ensure new regime control over trade choke points.
The Makkah Accord, through which Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey declared to support each other if any of the these countries, comes under attack. Islamabad under this agreement is obliged to act but for time being peace initiatives have been adopted. The United States through artificially created embargos and AI generated victories of rebels is targeting to deprive Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations from exporting oil supplies to Asia and beyond. As a spill over Western interference in the region, the Middle East undeclared war has witnessed three African nations agreeing underhand to send former troops and civilian volunteers to fight for Saudi Arabia being custodian of holy places against foreign funded rebels in Arab territories. Force commander Sudan, Ubaid Ullah said, “we are running out of patience and will not tolerate a single attack on Saudi Arabia from either the foreign bases/ Naval establishments, Yemen or Iran,” adding, “Let it be very clear that our ground forces would flush out all rebels till we eliminate Fasaad Fil Ard.”