Coverage dated July 31, 2026

British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for Iran

Headline from The Guardian

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 Re…

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Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

  1. BBC News

    British man accused of spying on Cyprus RAF base for Iran (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

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

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Man arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on a UK military base for Iran (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A London man has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on a U.K. air force base on the Mediterranean island for Iran

  3. Al-Monitor

    Britain asks Cyprus to extradite man suspected of spying for Iran (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Muvija M and Michele Kambas LONDON/NICOSIA, July 31 (Reuters) - Britain has asked Cyprus to extradite a dual British-Azerbaijani national suspected of spying on a British air base on the Mediterranean island and passing his findings to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, London police said on Friday.

  4. Al-Monitor

    Man suspected of spying on UK military base for Iran arrested in Cyprus (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) - A dual British-Azerbaijani national has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on a British air base on the Mediterranean island and passing information to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, London police said on Friday.

  5. The Guardian

    British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for Iran (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    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 Re…

  6. The National Pulse

    Dual National Taxi Driver Charged with Spying on Military Base for Iran. (opens The National Pulse)

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    The National Pulse's feed description

    A dual British-Azerbaijani national is accused of spying on a critical British military base in Cyprus, with prosecutors linking him to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in a landmark national security case.

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