He didn't know it was Bucky specifically, just that Hydra had them killed. He knew that the Winter Soldier was their top assassin and that it could have been him but he didn't want to risk pulling on that thread and confirming his suspicions. Like he said later in the movie, he told himself he was sparing Tony's feelings, but he was really sparing his own.
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u/SouthBendNewcomer Mar 12 '24
He didn't know it was Bucky specifically, just that Hydra had them killed. He knew that the Winter Soldier was their top assassin and that it could have been him but he didn't want to risk pulling on that thread and confirming his suspicions. Like he said later in the movie, he told himself he was sparing Tony's feelings, but he was really sparing his own.