Seated from left to right are billionaire Thomas Pritzker, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, and Hollywood director Woody Allen, while magician David Blaine stands to the left and Jeffrey Epstein stands, in a photo released by US Congressional Democrats on December 18, 2025.<\/p>\n
Iran says the global scandal surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may go beyond a criminal case and be\u00a0part of a geopolitical \u201cproject\u201d intended to serve the Israeli regime’s\u00a0interests.<\/strong><\/p>\n A newly released tranche of Epstein files has sent shockwaves across media, politics, academia, finance, and even Hollywood, forcing prominent figures to account for their ties to Epstein.<\/p>\n Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told reporters on Tuesday that the documents should not be downplayed or seen as an issue limited to the United States or a single individual.<\/p>\n He\u00a0said that \u201cgiven multiple reports indicating that the Israeli regime or others\u00a0have exploited these cases and related proceedings to advance their political objectives, it strengthens the suspicion that the entire affair may be part of a long-running and extensive project to further the political goals of certain parties, particularly the Israeli regime.\u201d<\/p>\n Baghaei described the scandal as a \u201chuman and civilizational catastrophe,\u201d which has deeply wounded the global public conscience and could be considered a crime\u00a0against humanity.<\/p>\n The revelations, he said, indicate a deep moral crisis within Western governance systems, particularly given the involvement of senior political figures in corruption-related cases.<\/p>\n Baghaei also questioned why no formal judicial proceedings have been publicly pursued so far.<\/p>\n \u201cThe crimes reflected in these reports depict horrific events and reveal a deeply troubling mindset among this class of individuals towards women, children, and girls,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The issue, according to him, requires careful examination across multiple dimensions, including political and security implications, and could affect the region both now and in the future.<\/p>\n Last week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released more than three million pages of files linked to its long-running investigation into Epstein, revealing the involvement of powerful political and business figures, including US President Donald Trump, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak.<\/p>\n The released files are part of an estimated six million documents held by the DOJ.<\/p>\n The documents provide additional evidence that Epstein had ties to Israeli intelligence.<\/p>\n A declassified FBI memorandum from the Los Angeles field office in October 2020 reported that one source believed Epstein \u201cwas a co-opted Mossad agent\u201d and described him as having been \u201ctrained as a spy\u201d for Israel\u2019s intelligence service.<\/p>\n The same document also suggested that Trump was vulnerable to Israeli influence through financial and political leverage, according to the confidential source.<\/p>\n