Fox continued, "The Persians have just suffered a devastating defeat not long ago, and their king was assassinated by mutinous soldiers. I fear their current situation is rather grim."
Most of the British ministers present had already read that report on "The Great Game"—indeed, it had recently become very popular, a hot topic in every salon.
After Fox finished speaking, a grave expression fell over everyone's faces.
Sir Gracey had already outlined in detail the situation in Persia and Afghanistan in the report—
Persia had only just been unified by Aga Muhammad, and Tehran's cohesion was hardly strong. Now that he's dead, those large tribes are likely to break away from the government and become independent.
In other words, the Russian Army would face little organized resistance and could march straight into Tehran.
