Detention of a British Citizen on Charges of Espionage for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 🔹British authorities have reported the detention of a dual-national British citizen on charges of espionage for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran and for gathering information from the British Air Force base "Akrotiri" in Cyprus. 🔹Rashid Sultanov, 44, residing in the Islington area of North London and also holding Azerbaijani nationality, has been detained on suspicion of conducting "hostile reconnaissance activities" against the RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus and transmitting information to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran. 🔹Investigations led by the London Counter-Terrorism Police indicate that this individual's espionage activities occurred between 11 May and 22 June 2025 (Ordibehesht-Khordad).
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