'We are monitoring your cowardly officials and commanders.'

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel will not strike Iran’s South Pars gas field again unless Tehran retaliates (Picture: Anadolu via Getty Images)

Images were captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, which was meant to be observing a different comet

The Ministry of Defence said there were no UK casualties and no damage to UK assets at Al Minhad Air Base,which hosts a permanent RAF facility after it was struck.

Major roads are also being shut down, along with bans on hiking trails and Teide National Park, and the suspension of all outdoor events.