TEHRAN -- Iranian Deputy 
Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh on Saturday called for the establishment of a “Tehran Museum of Terror” to preserve the names, stories and historical record of victims of terrorism in Iran.
Khatibzadeh, who heads the Foreign Ministry’s Institute for Political and International Studies, made the proposal at a ceremony marking the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, held at the institute in Tehran.
Drawing a comparison with Berlin’s Topography of Terror, a museum and documentation center examining the crimes of Nazi Germany, Khatibzadeh said Tehran should have an institution dedicated to documenting terrorist attacks against Iran and commemorating their victims.
He said the proposed museum could display photographs and other records of those killed, while presenting the historical and conceptual dimensions of crimes committed against the Iranian people.
Khatibzadeh acknowledged that various collections and initiatives documenting terrorism against Iran already exist, but said a dedicated institution under the title “Tehran Museum of Terror” is still lacking.
The proposal would give a permanent cultural and documentary setting to material that is currently dispersed among different institutions and collections. 
It could also provide a space in which individual stories of victims are presented alongside archival records and broader accounts of the violence surrounding their deaths.
Families of victims of terrorism attended Saturday’s ceremony, underscoring the personal dimension of the proposed institution. Khatibzadeh said the attacks carried out against Iran over the years would remain part of the country’s history, alongside what he described as the resistance and resilience of their victims and the wider Iranian society.
The official also spoke about what he called “economic terrorism” against Iran, arguing that economic pressure can inflict suffering on innocent people in ways comparable to violent attacks involving weapons and ammunition.
He said successive attempts to pressure Iran had been based on flawed assumptions about the country’s political, military and security structures, adding that events
 had disproved expectations that terrorism and economic pressure would weaken Iran’s ability to resist.
For a future museum, such testimony could become part of a broader record combining photographs, documents, personal accounts and historical material. The project, if established, would therefore function not only as a memorial but also as an archive through which future generations could examine how terrorism affected Iranian society.
Khatibzadeh said the Foreign Ministry had specific procedures for pursuing the rights of victims of terrorism and pledged continued efforts to hold those responsible accountable.