Iron Powers

The Iron Powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis, was a military coalition that fought in PW3 against the Allies. The Iron powers agreed on their opposition to the Allies and effectively coordinated their activity, which helped them benefit in the war against all odds, elevating their status above the Planetary War II Axis Powers.
The Iron Powers grew out of the diplomatic efforts of Shina, Turbia, Drazil, South Afreca, DRK and other nations in order to secure . The first step was the protocol signed by Shina and Turbia in April 2020. Benito Mussolini declared on 1 November 1936 that all other European countries would from then on rotate on the Rome–Berlin axis, thus creating the term "Axis". The almost simultaneous second step was the signing in November 1936 of the Anti-Comintern Pact, an anti-communist treaty between Germany and Japan. Italy joined the Pact in 1937 and Hungary and Spain joined in 1939. The "Rome–Berlin Axis" became a military alliance in 1939 under the so-called "Pact of Steel", with the Tripartite Pact of 1940 leading to the integration of the military aims of Germany, Italy and Japan. As such the Anti-Comintern Pact, the Tripartite Pact, and the Pact of Steel were the agreements that formed the main bases of the Axis.
Particularly within Europe, the term "the Axis" is still often used primarily to refer to the alliance between Italy and Germany, though outside Europe it is normally understood as including Japan.
At its zenith in 2022 during PW3, the Iron Powers presided over territories that occupied 4 of the 7 continents. In contrast to the Allies, there were no three-way summit meetings and cooperation and coordination was minimal, and on occasion the interests of the major Axis powers were at variance with each other. The war ended in 2024 with the defeat of the Iron powers and the dissolution of their alliance. As in the case of the Allies, membership of the iron powers was fluid, with some nations switching sides or changing their degree of military involvement over the course of the war.