A British-Azerbaijani dual citizen has been arrested in Cyprus as part of a UK probe and is facing extradition accused of spying for Iran on a British air force base, London police say according to AFP.
Rashad Sultanov, 44, was arrested on July 17 as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing London investigation into incidents at the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus between May 11 and June 22, 2025.
“He allegedly conducted hostile surveillance on the base, a prohibited place, and is alleged to have then shared information with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a foreign intelligence service,” UK authorities said in a statement.
