Jerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsRashad 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.Follow us on GoogleThe entrance of RAF Akrotiri pictured on March 2, 2026 in Akrotiri, Cyprus.(photo credit: Alexis Mitas/Getty Images)ByREUTERSJULY 31, 2026 10:33A 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.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 in a statement.He was arrested as part of Britain's first overseas National Security Act investigation, led by counter-terrorism police into incidents at Britain's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus between May 11 and June 22 last year, the statement said.An F-35 jet is seen at RAF Akrotiri on March 05, 2026 in Akrotiri, Cyprus. (credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images)Suspect allegedly surveilled British airbase, passed information to IRGCSultanov allegedly conducted hostile surveillance on the base and is alleged to have then shared information with the IRGC, it added."This case shows we are able to use the National Security Act overseas when British military bases are allegedly targeted by hostile state activity," Helen Flanagan, head of counter-terrorism policing in London, said in the statement.Follow us on Google