When the Federation condemns the invasion, and Sisko protects the members of the Detapa Council, Gowron withdraws from the Khitomer Accords and attacks the station.
Convinced the Dominion are behind a successful coup on Cardassia, Gowron orders a Klingon invasion of the Cardassian Union. Life in the Alpha Quadrant has been uneasy since the revelation the Founders have infiltrated the Alpha Quadrant.