European-Iranian War

Tharredhe European-Iranian War or the Oil Wars, or more commonly known as The Energy Crisis War was a conflict that broke out between the European Coalition vs the Islamic Republic of Iran between the years of 2051 to 2055. It was one of the most conflicting wars to occur in world history, and the war had many ramifications for Humanity's future.

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The European-Iranian War has backgrounds that started with the Great Solar Flare of 2020, which destroyed the world's supplies of modern computer technology. After the Great Solar Flare of 2020, the United States, the Russian Federation, and the Peoples Republic of China suffered political coup de tat's and became Ideologically fanatical states. As a result, these countries started giving more and more demands from resource-rich nations, causing a rift between the two sides.

In 2049, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Oman, Iraqi Ultranationalists, the Second Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Yemen, and the Syrian Arab Republic formed an economic alliance called the "Opposition Force", or OpFor in English. The OpFor Alliance was created to protect the remaining fields of oil that the Middle East had, and it was designed to show the outside world that their oil was their oil.

In response to the formation of the OpFor, nations like the United States, Peoples Republic of China, and the Russian Federation simply traded elsewhere, but the European Coalition simply decided to fight back. In response to the OpFor formation, the European Coalition funded the creation of an alliance between Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, and Turkey. The US did nothing to oppose this since the European Coalition and the United States had a fallout some years prior.

The Iranians were furious, claiming that Western Powers were ganging up on their economic might simply because the Europeans didn't accept the terms of trade. The Europeans fired back saying that Iran was using the same tactics it did before the Solar Flare of 2020 to reclaim the territory of the former Persian Empire. As the oil reserves became more depleted, and the cost began to drive higher and higher, it became evident that something was on the horizon.

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After the end of the Russo-American War in 2027, the world was left in an awkward state of mind. The European Coalition was now occupying the United States, the Russian Federation, and the Peoples Republic of China, and had a virtual monopoly on world governments and world economics, and law and order in the Middle Eastern region had completely broken down. The nations of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon all found themselves virtually obliterated in the fighting between the world powers. Ironically enough, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, and Egypt were the ones who were left almost unaffected, and they all hated each other.

As the European Coalition continued to assert its authority, the European Coalition began increasing its troop strength and presence in its overseas dominions (New Colonies) in Africa, Southeast Asia, and most importantly, the United Arab Emirates. By this point, the United States had all but left the region to its affairs, leaving a vacuum that could easily be opened up. Thanks to the European Coalition increasingly putting troops in the United Arab Emirates, the Islamic Republic of Iran increasingly criticized the European Coalition and charged higher recoil processing a thorn in the relationship between the two countries.

In 2036, the United Arab Emirates Government completely collapsed. The resulting rift of the collapse saw the nations of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, and Iraq completely fall apart. The Central Authority governments tried to maintain order, but there was no use. The resulting collapse of the Middle East lead to the rise of groups such as the Peoples Liberation and Resistance, it led to terrorism in Panama, and the complete and total collapse of the single global world economy that the European Coalition had built for itself.

The situation in the Middle East leads to the eventual Second Great Depression, the War of 2042, and many other economic and political issues. Given the issues, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Egpyt, and Israel tried to maintain political and economic stability. Not only centralizing power in their states but starting to charge higher oil prices. As the situation dragged onwards, the prospect of the inevitable seemed to occur.

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The European-Iranian War began in February 2051. In this month, Iraq fell into another civil war between the Ultranationalist Rebels and the Iraqi Government. The Saudi Arabian government and the Iranian Government began sending their resources to Southern and Northern Iraq. The United Nations expressed concern over the issue, and the European Union responded by sending its ps to monitor the situation. Infuriated by this action, the Islamic Republic of Iran began sending troops to Yemen to support the locals in driving out the Saudi's. The European Union responded by shooting down an Iranian troop transport, and in response, Iran declared a "Holy War" against the European Union.

Iranian Offensives
The Iranian Military began their attacks by launching an invasion into Southern Iraq and the nation-state of Kuwait, as well as starting regular air raids against Saudi Arabian Cities. The Iranian Military also began sending bombing other oil company facilities such as BP oil wells across the Middle East. In addition, The Iranian Government also began sending regular air raids to Israel and funding a rebellion against Israeli Occupied Palestine. The United States Government, now under the control of the Ultranationalist "New Founding Fathers of America" or NFFA, took part to a limited degree, sending Humanitarian Aid to the people being affected, as well as sending some ground units and lightly armored units.

Thanks to the Iranian Military outdated military equipment, their advance into Iraq and Saudi Arabia was slower than anticipated. Given the certain alliances in the region, foreign aid to Iran was virtually hard to get. By the third month of the war, the Iranian Advance had gotten all of Kuwait and Iraq, but Northern Saudi Arabia became a bloodbath between the European allied Saudi Arabia and Iran.

European retaliation
Using the European Unions' superior naval forces and better-trained units, the European Union was able to stall the Iranian Advance by the fourth month of the war, however, mobilization took time, and NATO, Saudi Arabian, and United Nations-backed forces were not able to reach the region until 2052. Between 2052 and 2054, the European Union was able to push Iranians out of Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. To make sure the region couldn't be troubled again, the European Union knocked the Syrian Arab Republic out of the war entirely.

Thanks to the ambitious leaders of the European Union, the EU voted to try and eliminate the Iranian Government altoget4, European Forces crossed the border into Iran and started bombing its cities. Instead of this being a success, the Europeans invaded and were slaughtered. The Iranian geography made war in the region extremely difficult, and as a result, the advance into the nation was almost nonexistent. By mid-2054 time, the European Union's advance into Iran was stalled.

Stalemate
After the failed invasion of Iran, a huge stalemate ensued. The Iranian Government went strictly on the defensive and was able to maintain its same borders, but was unable to mount any more offensives into Iraq. At the same time, the European Union was unable to destroy or disrupt Iranian Defenses thanks to the nation's mountainous terrain. Even worse, the Iranian Government began using old kamikaze tactics, using suicide boats to sink three European Union aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf. Instead of using radio, the Iranian Government dispatched messages via motorbike instead of using rat rats Iranian Government using its special forces with the help of North Korea, was able to wreak havoc on the European upply supplying down from Turkey.

Talks with the failing United Nations Security Council to end the war between the two stalemated on multiple occasions, leading to an economic crisis around the world. Gas prices rose to nearly 20 dollars a gallon, across the Western World, forcing the United States, Chinese, and Russian Governments began to look for other markets. As the slugfest continued, there soon became civil unrest across the European Union, and many people began calling the government ineffective. Eventually though in March 2055, the European Union became tired of conflict, and pulled out of Western Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran called it a "victory" but they made zero territorial gains.

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In February 2051, a massive sandstorm hit the Khuzestan Province of Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait, the largest of its kind in its history. The resulting Sandstorm crippled the Khuzestan Province, leading to the Iranian Government losing central authority in the province. The European Coalition, struggling to maintain itself, sent its navy to secure the region and restore the trade of oil. The Islamic Republic of Iran panicked and thought that the European Coalition was going to invade the province and restore order. In the chaotic panic that ensued, the Iranian Government decided to take a course of action.

The Iranian Navy rigged the Persian Gulf with small boats loaded with explosives strait. As the European Union's navy entered the gulf, the Iranians set them off and straight into the side of European Ships sinking four of them, including the aircraft carrier. The European Coalition was furious, and called the act an "Illegal act of war." With this claim, the Islamic Republic of Iran realized there was no way they were going to get themselves out of this one, and realized they had no choice but to declare war against the European Coalition. The European Coalition responded and declared war against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The United States, Federation of the Americas, and SPIRE Corporation expressed huge concern over the war in the Middle East, especially since the region was already destroyed by the many MANY years of constant political and societal issues in the region. In addition, the United Nations expressed concern over the war, considering it had many MANY UN Peacekeeping missions in the area, and due to the fact this was over 100 years since this first started.

Iranian Offensives
After the declaration of a "Holy War," the Iranian Military launched a huge offensive into Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, pushing mostly along the Persian Gulf. In addition, the Islamic Republic of Iran had begun attacking European troops in the United Arab Emirates, and other European bases. In addition, the Iranian Military also began para-dropping resources into Afghanistan in an attempt to resurge the Afghan Taliban to rise up a Jihad against the new Afghan Republic.

By the end of the second week into the war, the Iranian Military had captured most of Iraq, all of Kuwait, Qatar, and most of the Western United Arab Emirates. The Iranians also began sending supplies and equipment to Yemen to distract the Saudi Arabians and they forced Oman to join them. However, their victories though had been based on speed, and not power. Thanks to the delayed mobilization of the European Militaries, the Iranians entrenched themselves and began to wait for the Europeans to come to them.

European Retaliation
After the Iranian invasion of the Arab Nations, the European Union began sending troops through Turkey into Syria to try and reach Iran. Since the Iranian Military had entrenched themselves, they had rigged the roadways across Syria to stall the Europeans. However, the outdated equipment of the Iranian Military vs the Modern Equipment of the European Union was fully shown. The Iranians were pushed back out of Syria, so the Iranians began to send troops Eastward to attack Jordan and began to bomb Israel.

The Slower and deadlier
The European Advance was very slow as the Iranian Military had rigged pretty much every major highway and roadway across Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, as well as digging trenches that were placed to slow down the European Advance. However, the advanced detection equipment of the European Union's armed forces was able to detect a good amount of traps set by the Iranians. With these offensives, the European Union and British Navies were sent into the Persian Gulf, however, the Iranians rigged the entrance into the Persian Gulf, and had set up fortifications along the coastline, leading to a catastrophic loss of life.

As the European Advance slowly made its progression, the catastrophic loss of life became evident as the body count started messing up. The civilian population was caught in the crossfire, and civilian casualties began mounting. Protests began erupting across the European Union as many people were fed up with basically suicidal attack orders. In addition, this war was starting to destroy the remaining oil wells that were left in the Middle East became targets and began to burn uncontrollably, depleting the remaining oil resources in the Middle East.

By 2053, the European Union had driven the Iranians out of Iraq and Kuwait, and the Saudi Arabian Government aided by many Private Military Corporations began pushing the Iranians back. In late 2053, the European Union attempted a full-scale landing along the coastline of Iran, which turned into a bloody and deadly failure. The European Union also attempted to invade Iran via Iraq, which ended in complete failure. These failures came in part thanks to Iran's mountainous geography. At the same time, the Iranian Militaries outdated technology meant that it couldn't gain any more territory.

Between Summer 2053 and Fall 2055, a slugfest ensued as the European and Iranian Militaries were sending soldiers into suicidal attacks. As the war came into a stalemate, European Political circles were soon turning violent. Protests across Europe against the Government were more frequent, and the Islamic Republic of Iran was still finding the resources to continue its war against the European Coalition. However, in September 2055, everything seemed to fall apart for the European War effort.

On September 11th, 2055, an anti-war protest in Paris ended violently when European Soldiers fired into the crowd of protesters. The resulting massacre saw 31 people, including a four-year-old girl were gunned down in the streets. In response to the massacre, the European Coalition obliged the protestors' demands and withdrew their troops back from the Iranian border, and a ceasefire was declared.

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At the end of the European-Iranian War, it became increasingly evident that the Islamic Republic of Iran despite all the odds defeated the European Union. In the aftermath of the European-Iranian War, the European Union fell to an Ultranationalist Takeover and was reformed into the European Federation in the year 2058. The European Federation however would be dragged into another conflict only four decades later, otherwise known as the "United Nations Civil War."

Federation-American War
IAtthe end of the European-Iranian War, the victors simply just laid down their arms and walked away from the conflict, although the Islamic Republic of Iran later declared victory, which was never the case. The ceasefire remained in effect until 2084 when the Islamic Republic of Iran officially collapsed and the new Iranian government signed a peace treaty with the European Federation.

In the aftermath of the European-Iranian War, SPIRE Corporation (A relatively large PMC) was sent to the Persian Gulf and the Middle East to clean up the mess. SPIRE Corporation rebuilt the region in barely five years in more than what any world government could do in 20. However, SPIRE Corporation would use the Middle East as a staging ground for what would be known as the PMC Wars, and later that conflict would drag the world into a global conflict that would become known as the Federation-American War.

So in the end, the European-Iranian war achieved nothing, and simply was a pointless war that would cause ramifications for the next global conflict that would occur.