The minor incident on the Persian front did not attract much attention from the Vienna Government. Different identities view problems from different perspectives.
In Franz's view, whether it was passing through or coercing the Russian Army to join the attack on Persia, it was all a minor issue.
The Russians had been salivating over India for more than a day or two. Regardless of what the upper echelon of the Tsarist Government thought, the nobility and bureaucrats within the country could no longer restrain themselves.
Even with the Far Eastern Battlefield binding their hands and feet, nothing could stop the Russians' ambitions towards India. Especially after the Shinra Navy's great victory in the Battle of Malacca, the Russians' confidence in the Continental Alliance winning the war had soared sky-high.