British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for Iran
The arrest was part of an investigation into incidents at RAF Akrotiri between May and June last year. Photograph: Yiannis Kourtoglou/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe arrest was part of an investigation into incidents at RAF Akrotiri between May and June last year. It has been used for military operations in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.Explore more on these topicsCyprusAzerbaijanEnglandEuropenewsShareReuse this content
- ▪The arrest was part of an investigation into incidents at RAF Akrotiri between May and June last year.
- ▪Photograph: Yiannis Kourtoglou/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe arrest was part of an investigation into incidents at RAF Akrotiri between May and June last year.
- ▪It has been used for military operations in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.Explore more on these topicsCyprusAzerbaijanEnglandEuropenewsShareReuse this content
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| Publication time | Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:58:41 GMT |
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The arrest was part of an investigation into incidents at RAF Akrotiri between May and June last year. Photograph: Yiannis Kourtoglou/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe arrest was part of an investigation into incidents at RAF Akrotiri between May and June last year. Photograph: Yiannis Kourtoglou/ReutersCyprusBritish-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for IranRashad Sultanov, from London, suspected of conducting hostile surveillance and passing information to Revolutionary GuardsReutersFri 31 Jul 2026 04.58 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA 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…
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