— U.S. Central Command spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins directly lied to Axios' Barak Ravid regarding the origins of reporting on the U.S. strike against a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak.He claimed that the reports originated from Iranian state media, when the reports originated from Iranian opposition activist Ilia Hashemi. Hawkins is attempting to cast doubt on the veracity of the reports of Iranians civilians killed by a U.S. strike by implying it is a lie from Iranian state media (who are telling the truth).
