I find the phrase "Lightning connectors work with most iPhone models." really strange as the latest incompatible iphone would be the iphone 5, is this them foreshadowing a usb-c iphone?
Apple confirmed that USB-C is coming to the iPhone last fall [1].
[1]: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/26/23423977/iphone-usb-c-eu...
"Is Apple moving to USB-C"
If his response is "..obviously we will have to..." then I don't think it's unreasonable for the headline.
If he was asked "Is Apple going to comply with EU Law" and his response was the same then I think it leaves room for interpretation, but we're humans, not computers. He was asked a question and he provided an answer to that question and the headline reflects what a reasonable person would infer. If that's not the case then I think that speaks more to his trustworthiness than that of the articles writer.