Ali Dehbashi
Ali Dehbashi is an Iranian literary critic and cultural journalist, best known as the founder and editor-in-chief of the Iranian literary magazine Bukhara.
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Sep 7, 2026
Lean Left
In an interview, the cultural figure said he never left Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war, preferring to die under the rubble of his books at home.
Moderates respect his rootedness and cultural commitment, yet this nostalgic wartime commentary distracts from today's economic and security challenges.