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Azeri Man Arrested for Spying on US Naval Base

6/27/2025

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A 26-year-old Azeri man was apprehended in Crete for allegedly spying on the US naval base at Souda Bay, where he took over 5,000 photographs of military sites. Greek authorities are now probing possible connections to a recent arrest in Cyprus, involving a suspect linked to a planned terrorist attack for Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

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A 26-year-old Azeri man was apprehended in Crete for allegedly spying on the US naval base at Souda Bay, where he took over 5,000 photographs of military sites. Greek authorities are now probing possible connections to a recent arrest in Cyprus, involving a suspect linked to a planned terrorist attack for Iran's Revolutionary Guards.