QUIRKY WORLD ... Iran: There was no cover-up over naked statues

Iran did not make any specific requests for Rome museum officials to cover up naked statues, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has said.

Rouhani laughed when asked at the end of a three-day visit to Italy about the statue cover-up, which made headlines in Italy and around the world.

Some Italian politicians decried the “cultural submission” implied in Italy’s gesture.