Fact Check: Iranian Leader Khamenei's Name IS Mentioned In The Epstein Files -- 196 Results In Search

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:

However a search for the name "Khamenei" on the Epstein Library released by the Department of Justice (search archived here) brought up 196 results:

Many of the results appear to be from news headlines mentioned in various emails sent or received by Epstein.