The Iranian government has expressed anger over the appearance of senior European and US politicians at a rally in support of an opposition group that has long sought to overthrow Iran’s theocratic rulers.

Tehran seemed surprised by the sharp remarks of Western politicians and the degree of isolation it faces in Europe and the US, especially after the election of its new president, Ebrahim Raisi.

The People’s Mujahedin (Mujahedeen-e-Khalq – MEK)’s political wing, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), on Saturday.

The event linked thousands of members of the People’s Mujahedin Organisation of Iran at their camp in Albania with supporters across the world online including US senators, British MPs and French lawmakers as well as protests in cities including Berlin.