Iran’s Middle Eastern Rivals Don’t Want It to Collapse
The Iranian people have the most to lose.
February 12, 2026
Francis Salvador: Sephardi Englishman, colonial legislator, and Revolutionary war hero.
Descended from a wealthy and prominent clan of English Jews, whose forbears had fled Spain in the 15th century, Francis Salvador came to America in 1773 after his family lost much of its fortune. He settled in South Carolina, where, during better times, his grandfather Joseph had made a real-estate investment. Avi Abrams writes:
The Iranian people have the most to lose.
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Francis Salvador: Sephardi Englishman, colonial legislator, and Revolutionary war hero.
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Descended from a wealthy and prominent clan of English Jews, whose forbears had fled Spain in the 15th century, Francis Salvador came to America in 1773 after his family lost much of its fortune. He settled in South Carolina, where, during better times, his grandfather Joseph had made a real-estate investment. Avi Abrams writes:
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