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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Dual National Taxi Driver Charged with Spying on Military Base for Iran.

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.

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. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED:  An alleged Iranian spy accused of conducting surveillance on Britain ‘s Royal Air Force (RAF) Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area in Cyprus has appeared in court to fight extradition to Britain, where prosecutors say he will face charges under the National Security Act 2023. Rashad Sultanov, 44, a dual British and Azerbaijani national, denies allegations that he gathered intelligence on aircraft movements, photographed military installations and passed information to handlers linked to Iran’s Islamic…Open

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Former Border Officer and Police Officer Jailed for Spying for China.

Two men were convicted under the National Security Act for aiding Chinese intelligence in tracking down Hong Kong dissidents in the United Kingdom.

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Two men in the United Kingdom have been imprisoned for spying on behalf of China. DETAIL: Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, a former Border Force officer, and Chung Biu “Bill” Yuen, a former Hong Kong police officer, were sentenced to ten and eight years in prison, respectively. The two men were found guilty of assisting Chinese intelligence in tracking Hong Kong dissidents in the United Kingdom. Both men were convicted under the National Security Act at the Central Criminal Court in London on Thursday. Wai, who began working for Border Force in December 2020 at Heathrow Airport in London, used his access to Home Office databases to track Hong Kong dissidents, leading to an additional conviction of misconduct in…Open