British-Azerbaijani Man Arrested in Cyprus for Alleged Spying for Iran
A British-Azerbaijani national has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying for Iran, allegedly photographing a British air base. Authorities are seeking his extradition to the UK to face charges related to espionage for Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
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British man accused of spying on Cyprus RAF base for Iran
Rashad Sultanov, a UK-Azerbaijan national, was arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on RAF Akrotiri.
Read full article →Man Accused of Spying for Iran at British Air Base in Cyprus
Rashad Sultanov, a dual British and Azerbaijani citizen, was arrested after accusations he surveilled the military installation, a hub for Mideast operations, and shared the details with the Revolutionary Guards.
By Adam Goldman
Read full article →British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for Iran
Rashad Sultanov, from London, suspected of conducting hostile surveillance and passing information to Revolutionary Guards A British-Azerbaijani national has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on a British airbase on the Mediterranean island and passing information to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Metropolitan police said. Rashad Sultanov, 44, from Islington, north London, was arrested on 17 July by Cypriot authorities and is being held in custody as extraditi...
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Read full article →British man arrested on suspicion of ‘spying at Cyprus RAF base for Iran’
Rashad Sultanov, 44, a dual UK and Azerbaijani national, was arrested on July 17
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Read full article →UK announces arrest of espionage suspect arrested in Cyprus last year
London’s metropolitan police on Friday announced the arrest of a 44-year-old man who was arrested in Cyprus last year, accused of having spied on both the British Royal Air Force’s base at Akrotiri and the National Guard’s Andreas Papandreou airbase in Paphos. The man, a dual British and Azerbaijani national, was initially arrested in June […]
Read full article →British-Azerbaijani national arrested for allegedly spying on airbase in Cyprus for Iran's IRGC
Rashad Sultanov, 44, from Islington in north London, was arrested on July 17 by Cypriot authorities and is being held in custody as extradition proceedings progress, the Metropolitan Police said.
Read full article →Sky News: Azerbaijani national arrested in Cyprus for spying on Akrotiri Air Base on behalf of Iran
Rashad Sultanov, arrested on Friday, July 17, is accused of spying on the British base between May 11 and June 22, 2025 The post Sky News: Azerbaijani national arrested in Cyprus for spying on Akrotiri Air Base on behalf of Iran appeared first on ProtoThema English.
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