Is Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei not mentioned in the "Epstein Files" as a viral social media post said? No, that's not true: A search of the files released by the Department of Justice for his name brought up 196 results. Most of the mentions appear to be from news headlines in emails sent or received by Epstein.
The claim appeared in a post on X (archived here) published on February 28, 2026 in the wake of various strikes on Iran that simply read:
Khamenei is not in the Epstein files
This is what the post looked like:
(Image source: screenshot of X.com post by @SNEAKO)
However a search for the name "Khamenei" on the Epstein Library released by the Department of Justice (search archived here) brought up 196 results:
(Image source: screenshot of search results for "Khamenei" at https://www.justice.gov/epstein)
Many of the results appear to be from news headlines mentioned in various emails sent or received by Epstein.
