British man arrested for 'spying for Iran' at Cyprus RAF base

Rashad Sultanov is accused of conducting 'hostile surveillance' at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus

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 ⁠C

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.

Rashad Sultanov, a UK-Azerbaijan national, was arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on RAF Akrotiri.

Rashad Sultanov, 44, a dual UK and Azerbaijani national, was arrested on July 17