IN a 2015 interview, the late former head of the ISI and Mujahid-e-Islam, General Hamid Gul (may Allah have mercy on him), foretold that Yemen would become a “trap” for Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey—a snare designed to entangle the Muslim Ummah. Recent secret negotiations between Houthi rebels and the United States have, 11 years later, set a seal of confirmation on General Hamid Gul’s prediction. This clandestine meeting took place at the American Embassy in Muscat. During these talks, while the Houthis allegedly assured the US and Zionists that their ships would not be attacked, they pointedly stated that Saudi oil tankers would not be granted such an exemption.

It is both tragic and condemnable that those who call themselves Muslims would choose not to harm the interests of the enemies of Islam, yet target their own. I have repeatedly raised these questions: How, despite a long-standing blockade on Iran, do the Houthi rebels possess such a vast stockpile of weapons? From where is the intelligence being provided to accurately hit targets deep inside Saudi Arabia? How was the 1,200-km East-West oil pipeline—the economic jugular of Saudi Arabia—successfully targeted by kamikaze drones? A nefarious plan is being executed against the Muslim Ummah. Meanwhile, Washington has refused to enter the war directly.

The fundamental question remains: where are those billion-dollar defence agreements? From the $350 billion deal signed........

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