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What if the whole world declared war on Iran?

Iran survived and ended with 1.9% of the world, up from 1%.

The year is 2026. One morning, the entire planet declares war on Iran. Nobody touches anything after that: 300 years of history, left to play out.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Iran did better than 119 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 1%
2. 2036: 1.1%
3. 2051: 1.3%
4. 2076: 1.6%
5. 2126: 1.7%
6. 2176: 1.8%
7. 2226: 1.9%
8. 2326: 1.9%

Year by year

• 2047: took Armenia.
• 2066: made peace with Fiji.
• 2073: Turkmenistan attacked.
• 2084: Azerbaijan attacked.
• 2109: Azerbaijan attacked.
• 2117: took Kuwait.
• 2205: took Iraq.

What happened

• At its height, in 2224, it held 1.9% of the world.
• Its first war of its own came in 2073, against Turkmenistan.
• Along the way it swallowed Armenia, Kuwait, Iraq.
• 12 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Canada ruled 13.4% of the Earth, ahead of Russia and Brazil. 111 nations were left standing.

"Nobody saw that coming. I did, but I was not asked." Max, for the record

Run it yourself

Same seed, same history: it unfolds exactly like this, until you touch it. Then it is your world.

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Is this what would really happen?

No one can know. This is one run of a game engine that simulates every country on the real map: wars by temperament, armies from land and people, civil wars, golden ages. Same seed, same result, every time.

Can I try it myself?

Yes. Press Play this world: the same seed opens in your browser, free, and unfolds the same way until you change something.

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