Peace in Europe, Unrest in the Middle East

The UK makes peace with its neighbors, signing the Treaty of Bern with Italy and France. Vows to turn its sights on a brighter future.

Greater Persia continues to conquer nations, including now Pakistan, a nation known to have nuclear armaments.

Greater Persia Invades Kuwait

Europe, caught up in its own wars, does nothing to stop the invasion of this major oil-producing nation. The United Kingdom continues to wage war, having lost many soldiers and vehicles in major offensives against France and Italy. Things look grim for the world as tensions rise and these two growing super-powers continue to push at their neighbors.

Greater Persia takes Turkmenistan

... and an invasion of Kuwait is in the works.

In other news, Canada decides to disassociate itself from the British crown.

British Plot Foiled in France

Jean Baptiste de Lyon was arrested in France under suspicion of treason. He was later executed after confessing to involvement in a British plot to assassinate the French president, M. Serge Lapaz.

King Henry of the United Kingdom denies any connection with Jean Baptiste de Lyon and any plot to assassinate a world leader. His Majesty states, "We are at war with France, yes, but we will not descend to their level. They plotted the death of my parents at the hands of the parliamentalists, and We will have justice, but that justice will come in court when our great military succeeds in bringing them under the crown." The king is on his way to speak against parliamentalism in Canada.

In other news, Turkmenistan has descended into civil war with the growing unrest in the Middle East.

Xerxes III King of Persia makes an impassioned speech to The United Nations

Highlights: He cites the recent devastating collection of civil wars in the middle east as the inevitable end result of western meddling in affairs and cultures that they do not fundamentally understand. Blames the West for inciting petty tribal conflicts as part of a conspiracy to keep them 'dumb and angry'. A stabilized middle east could bring peace and prosperity back to the cradle of civilization and once given the chance to blossom and grow unfettered, such a civilization could easily surpass the West in a matter of mere decades. By bringing two countries that the west has undeniably destroyed into Greater Persia he has brought peace and stability to the region and hope to the people. Even now their lives are better than under the Western Oppressors. In order to sustain this stability and brace against renewed Western agression, he declares, Persia must expand their influence to other nearby areas of instability. This expanded, stronger, Greater Persia will not only excel internally but will unite the middle east in a force strong enough to hold back the tides of the dark terror now rolling through Europe. Despite recent misunderstandings in the western media, Greater Persia is not an imperialistic empire with an eye on conquering. GP is interested only in safeguarding their region. Should their hands be forced however, they will rise to meet the challenge. Greater Persia is being formed of a dream. A Persian Empire would only be forged as a shield against the West.

Brits conquer Swiss, Iraq joins Persians

In another move, I conquer Switzerland and E manages to get Iraq to join him.

Germany Taken by British Empire, Persian Empire Spreads

I successfully gained Germany. E stabilized Iran and Afghanistan under the flag of the Persian Empire.