Sunday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 6.26.2005:

Document shows Iran's business ties to Bin Laden

Ken Timmerman gave us permission to publish here an important document from his book. There are over 40 pages of such documents featured in the back of his book.
Funding Bin Laden:
Ken Timmerman said, Iran had business ties with Osama Bin Laden going back to the early 1990's. This document, presented by the Iranian People's Fedaii Guerrillas ... READ MORE

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• Dan Darling of Windsofchange.net provided an analysis of the Iranian election.
• Payvand reported Iran's Journalists Association protested the temporary closure of newspaper.
• FrontPageMagazine.com interviewed Kenneth Timmerman on the Iran/Al Qaeda connection.
• The Economist said, whether Mr Ahmadinejad won by fair means or foul, Iran looks like turning its back on reform's —and perhaps on the outside world.
• The Financial Times reported that the Bush administration cast doubt on the legitimacy of Iran's newly-elected president.
• Khaleej Times reported that Iran'’s most prominent jailed dissident, journalist Akbar Ganji has been on a hunger strike for 16 days.
• SFGate.com reported that Iran President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Sunday to pursue a peaceful nuclear program.
• Deutsche Presse reported on Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's upcoming meeting with President Bush. Iran tops the agenda.
• Los Angeles Times reported local Iranian expatriate reactions to the landslide election of a hard-liner as president of Iran.
• Reuters reported Japan is worried that technology for a long-range cruise missile that can carry nuclear warheads may have been leaked to North Korea from Iran.
• The New York Times asked, will President Bush have any choice but to deal with the new, hard-line Iranian government?
• Iran va Jahan said pro-government reporters claimed that in Tehran around 28% of the eligible voters participated in the second round of the elections.
• DoctorZin responds to Nema of Iranian Truth's criticism of my open letter to the International media in Iran.
• And finally, a cartoon: Ahmadinejad : the new president of Iran.