IRNA � Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that the goals of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have faced US President Donald Trump�s bullying.

Addressing a Joint meeting of Italy-Iran Chamber of Commerce and Italian Industries Confederation late on Thursday, he added, �One of the goals of the JCPOA was to normalize economic and trade ties with Iran, but this has faced bullying of US President Donald Trump.�

�If the Americans do not like or cannot take advantage of commercial and economic opportunities in Iran, what right they can have to create obstacles in the way of other countries� engagement with Iran,� he said.

The Iranian and Italian companies should take advantage of the two countries� huge trade and economic opportunities, Zarif said.

�There are numerous ways for cooperation between the two countries and we are currently engaged in doing them,� he said.

Highlighting significant role of Iranian people as the mainstay of the country, the top diplomat said that as soon as the Iranian nation feel the other parties to JCPOA cannot secure Iran�s benefits from the deal, it will opt for different approaches.

The meeting of Iran-Italy Chamber of Commerce and Italian Industries Confederation was attended by a number of Italian entrepreneurs, the country�s deputy foreign minister and head of Italian Chamber of Commerce.

Head of the Italy-Iran chamber of commerce also told the same gathering that Italy is the first trade partner of Iran in Europe, hoping the status will remain in place.