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In 1683, Persia seriously considered attacking the Ottoman empire while it was preoccupied with the disastrous siege of Vienna and its aftermath.

IOTL, the Shah was ultimately convinced to remain neutral. The European ambassadors tried to persuade him to attack, to which he replied that he did not think it was right to attack a Muslim nation defending against infidels, while the Ottoman ambassador tried to have Persia enter the war on their side, which the Shah rejected unless Iraq was returned to Persia.

What if the Europeans were a little more successful, and Persia attacked the Ottomans in 1683?

With the catastrophic war in the Balkans, how badly would the Ottomans turn out?
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