Muhammad `Afif talks to Anne Barnard

So the newly appointed director of media affairs for Hizbullah, Muhammad `Afif, spoke to Anne Barnard.  But he did not say anything newsworthy. So what did Ms. Barnard do? She talked to someone who claims that he used to be an interpreter for Hizbullah and who now works for Al-Mayadin, and the whole article is basically based on the views, opinions, and observations of that guy and not on `Afif.