Iranians grieving over school missile strike express rage at U.S., Trump

Zahra Monazzah’s son Soheil was at an elementary school in Minab, in southern Iran, on Feb. 28 when a missile struck the building, killing him and dozens of other children.

Zahra Monazzah’s son Soheil was at an elementary school in Minab, in southern Iran, on Feb. 28 when a missile struck the building, killing him and dozens of other children.

When she learned that the U.S. was most likely behind the school attack — possibly on the basis of outdated intelligence, an American official told NBC News two weeks ago — Monazzah and other families and neighbors said they were enraged at President Donald Trump.

“Trump should not think that killing our children has made us despair,” Monazzah said. “He should cry for himself, because he will end up in hell.”

Soheil died a "martyr," his mother said, two days before his eighth birthday. “The blood of our young people has always been shed by America, so this was not unexpected.”

Jafar Qasemi, one of the first responders on the scene, helped retrieve the bodies of the schoolchildren.