To get the facts straight;
Persia and Byzantion assaulted The Caliphate, declaring that it was a "defensive" war as armies flooded across the Syrian border, (also: freedom slavery, ignorance strenth) In support Russia and Croatia declared war on Persia and Byz in accordance to our
defencive pact against the two belligerent powers, Finland and Al-Andalus declared in support of their allies but due to distance and lack of troops they could not fully partake in the war (tho the men they sent were valiant and steadfast). Caliphate troops are holding the important parts of Syria/Jerusalem, tho much of the sand has been lost. Throughout the later stages of the war The Caliphate was plagued by dissapearing armies and moralebugs, making our defence difficult.
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Here is the preprepared demands the defending powers laid out in the event that one of us was assaulted by Persia/Byzantion
Causus Belli and Demands of Restoration and Reparation in the Oriental War
Whereas;
First: The Oriental Alliance (KoM,Foels) have Championed wars and aggression against the Aggrieved Powers (vR,OY,Frosty) unrightfully taking from them lands, titles and gold.
Second: The OA have assisted other powers in the same.
Third: The OA have funded Piracy around Crete, not only against common trade but also against the tribute ships between the lords of al-Andalus and All the Russias. Ships bearing the very coat of arms of the Sovereign Sultan of al-Andalus and carrying gifts of peace!
Fourth: The OA have funded subversion amongst the Cossacks and other peoples among the Rus, goading them to abandon loyalty to their rightful liege lord the Tsar and create petty states for themselves.
Fifth: The OA have through nefarious schemes convinced the Polacks to commit acts "beyond the pale of civilised law" forcing the Croats and Rus to move in and take protectorship over the outlaw nation to restore law and order, at significant cost and burdensome reaction from church and foreign diplomats.
the Aggrieved Powers, deeming the OA chiefly responsible for these aggressions and fiendish acts now demand reparations and compensations equal to the pain and loss suffered;
First: The OA shall restore any and all lands taken from the AP in the last wars (in the case of Dyrrachion the Komnenids shall instead restore the remaining parts of Thrace, which are of equal wealth in basetax)
Second: The OA shall repair losses they have caused the AP elsewhere from their own realm.
Third: The OA shall admit the unrighteousness in their aggressions and consign themselves to peace by surrendering any and all claims to any land or title not held in their own personal demesne and name.
Fourth: The OA shall officially and publicly recognize the House Radomir as the rightful inheritors and protectors of East Rome, the House Rurikovich as unquestionable Tsars of All the Russias and the House Fatimid as infallible Caliphas and Imams of all Moslemdom.
Below is a map showing the AP in their usual colours, denoting current borders. Lighter colour denoting the lands taken from them in the last two wars of the OA that are to be returned. In this exchange nothing is taken but only restored to the pre-bellum balance.
In addition the Caliphate in compensation for the loss of the Western Isles, worth 34 basetax, and the piracy out of Crete and Malta that cost much coin and ship, demands the remainders of Chaldea and related titles outlined in Yellow, worth 32 basetax.
The Tsar, for the loss of Finland and Prussia, worth 34 and 16 basetax respectively, demands the remainder of Transoxiana outlined in Orange, worth 23 basetax.
In these demands the Aggrieved Powers are fair. Demanding only the return of the very same land so recently taken from us, less than equal compensation for the land they helped others take from us, and the Oriental alliance retracting their unjust claims upon us.
Should however the OA prove themselves resistant and belligerent to the point of continuing this war beyond gentlemanly seasons of campaign and attempting drag the respective realms into destruction when the war is obviously lost our demands will harden. Such behavior is indicative of the future inability to coexist peacefully and will result in the breaking up of the OA realms into more manageable and peaceful entities by the creation of the AI kingdoms of Azerbaijan and Rum, that the OA may war upon them in their own time and not trouble us.
Should the war drag on even further and cause much strain and destruction upon the AP we will join Azerbaijan and Rum together and put Ike as king under our protection.
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Note that due to the many bugs the war is currently quite even, Persia having taken much of the Caliphates border vassals, while both he and Byz have suffered heavy losses. The combatants will now go through the statistics and make decissions concerning how to proceed. Mind the Agrieved Powers fastly maintain that this kind of wanton agression cannot be accepted or allowed to continue.