Ubergorsk: a grim scenario

[GePap]

While I do not discount the possibility of Persia going to war with us, I think their main avenues of attack will most likely be towards the English_the land on which Ubergorsk and Munich sits is pretty crappy land, while the Englihs have nice lands to north and will be in a serious disadvantage once immortals come online, which is inevitable since the ersians do have the ability to get other sources of iron than that at Ubergorsk. Also, lets not forget that the Germans have planty of land to the north to expand and floodplain cities that will give them the pop. to do this, and their aggression level is 5 of 5..

[Shiber]

Proposals for a diplomatic solution to the Persian problem:

Plan #1:
Action: setting up an embassy at Persepolis.
Cost: 39 gold.
Gains: an embassy at Persia which we'll need if we are to sign a military alliance with them, a free investigation of Persepolis and improved relations with Persia (changed from annoyed to cautious).

Plan #2:
Action: setting up an embassy and signing a rights of passage agreement.
Cost: 51 gold and world map or 55 gold.
Gains (in addition to plan #1's): greatly improved relations with Persia (changed from annoyed to polite!). Persia becomes a more likely ally against Germany or England if they choose to attack.

Any thoughts on this?

Edit: all of this won't be necessary if the Germans and the Persians are really at war. Both are powerful nations, both are at war and neither would want a 2nd front. Even if they do attack us, they won't divert a lot of troops to our front.
We need to be absolutely sure they're at war if we're going to count on this, and above all we'll need to know when they make peace.