No obstant això, un gest de «respecte» cap a l'Iran va semblar debilitar les relacions, al menys des del punt de vista de la gent: van tapar amb grans panells blancs diverses escultures despullades dels Museus Capitolins per tal de «no ofendre la sensibilitat del president iranià», tal com va explicar la web italiana de notícies Ansa.
A gesture of "respect" towards Iran, however, seemed to undermine that very relationship, at least in the public's eyes: Many naked sculptures in the Capitoline Museums were covered up by large white panels so as "to not offend the sensitivity of the Iranian President", as Italian news website Ansa explained.