The Navies of the Muslim World Must Establish Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs) to Force the Retreat of the US from the Middle East

News:

On 9 March 2026, the media wing of the armed forces of Pakistan said, “In view of the evolving regional maritime security environment and potential disruptions to critical sea lanes, Pakistan Navy has launched Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr to counter multidimensional threats to national shipping and maritime trade. The initiative has been undertaken to ensure the uninterrupted flow of national energy supplies and the security of Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs).”

Comment:

1. The nation-state framework has narrowed the vision of our naval military commanders, forcing us to limit our huge military potential, thus giving belligerent kuffar an advantage.

2. The real solution for ensuring “energy security,” in the context of the ongoing US-Iran war, is to eradicate the presence of the enemy naval fleet of the US. As for the energy resources of the Muslim World, in Shariah Law, they are the public property of the Ummah, and not the private property of the corrupt ruling elites of the Gulf and Western companies.

3. Pakistan Navy must sever ties with the United States Fifth Fleet stationed in the region. Shariah Law forbids alliance with those who fight Muslims and assist others in fighting Muslims. Pakistan must withdraw from the naval formation called the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150), for Maritime Security & Counter-terrorism, which is under the command of the United States Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT).

4. The Pakistan Navy is capable to lead the navies of the Muslim World to establish secure Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs) for a huge naval operation that encircles the US naval fleet stationed around the Gulf of Oman, forcing its retreat from the region.

5. Pakistan has the historic opportunity to reshape the region according to Islam, and free the Muslim World from the American military presence forever. Pakistan must abandon the nation-state and adopt the Khilafah (Caliphate) as an Islamic project that will alter the regional realities in favor of Islam and Muslims.

6. The Khaleefah (Caliph) of the entire Ummah will combine the naval forces of the Ummah, and redirect our advanced weapons systems towards America, forcing it to end its poisonous presence in Muslim Lands.

7. The navy of the Khilafah can destroy warships of the Jewish entity and establish a naval siege of the occupation, paving the way for the liberation (tahrir) of the Blessed Land of Palestine and its Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa.

8. Islam obliges us to establish our naval dominance over seas and our history is testament of this. The Muslims were led to victories by Muslim naval commanders like ‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit (ra), who led the naval forces of the Khilafah to liberate Cyprus, and Hayreddin Barbarossa who ensured the navy of the Uthmani Khilafah (Ottoman Caliphate) dominated the Mediterranean. It is time we own our glorious heritage and write new chapters by redirecting our priorities to rid humanity from the tyranny of likes of America.

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Muhammad Saljuk – Wilayah Pakistan