Groups of people including university students gathered in Iranian capital city of Tehran on Tuesday to condemn US coup in Venezuela.
The people carried placards, chanting slogans and demanding Venezuelan people to avoid making turmoil in the the country's atmosphere.
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The demonstrators also encouraged Venezuelans to support their legal president and separate their front from the coup makers.
Venezuela's ambassador to Iran also attended the gathering and denounced US meddlesome policies in his country, appreciating Iran as well as other countries' supports of Venezuela's legal government.
The president of Venezuela's opposition-led National Assembly, Juan Guaido, has declared himself interim president of the country and was immediately recognized by the United States, which is accused by Caracas of plotting to topple President Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuela, which sits atop the world’s largest oil reserves, has been struggling with a worsening economic situation over the past years, which has caused civilian cross-border journeys into Colombia to purchase basic commodities and foodstuffs.
Maduro has accused the US of being behind Venezuela’s economic crisis, saying Washington is orchestrating attempts to topple him as part of a wider offensive against Latin American leaders defying the US hegemony.
In 2017, Trump said he would not “rule out” a military option for Venezuela to solve the ongoing crisis in the country.
Washington also intensified unilateral sanctions on the socialist country, announcing bans on Maduro’s wife and several of his top allies to further increase pressure on the government in early September.
Multiple sources were quoted as saying that the Trump administration could impose new sanctions on Venezuela's vital oil sector as soon as this week to mount more pressure on Maduro.