What happened
The US military conducted a fresh wave of strikes on Iranian targets this morning amid a growing cycle of retaliatory attacks between the two nations. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also claimed responsibility for strikes on a US refuelling facility at the Omani port of Duqm, as well as attacks on American bases in Qatar and Jordan. Tehran said it had shut the Strait of Hormuz and struck additional commercial vessels passing through the strategic waterway.

The latest deterioration in the Gulf standoff follows fresh US air strikes on Iranian targets, with Washington saying it had hit about 140 sites linked to Tehran’s military capabilities.

Who said what
Iran has accused Washington of undermining diplomatic efforts, saying the US attacks had “rendered futile” any recent negotiations. Both nations have “traded fire and recriminations”, said The New York Times, accusing one another of violating the terms of the ceasefire and “leaving the region suspended between war and peace”. As the war “heats up” again, US weapons stocks “remain depleted”, said Davis Winkie on CNN, risking the military’s “ability to fight future wars”.

What next?
In his first public statement since the 28 February death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s new and unseen Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed that the nation would avenge his father’s killing and retaliation “is the will of our nation and must certainly be carried out”.

What happened
Jannik Sinner has successfully defended his Wimbledon crown by recovering from a set down to beat Alexander Zverev in four sets and claim his fifth Grand Slam singles title.

The world No.1 overcame the German 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4 in a final dominated by powerful serving. After dropping a tight opening-set tie-breaker, Sinner gradually took control, securing a decisive break of serve late in the third set before closing out the victory on Centre Court.

The win makes the Italian just the 10th man in the Open Era to retain the Wimbledon men’s singles title.

Who said what
“For me this one means a lot because it was a tough one after Paris again,” said Sinner, referring to his shock French Open defeat last month.

This was a “slugfest”, said Rob Maul in The Sun – “the battle of the mega servers”. Zverev “threw everything at Sinner”, said Raz Mirza on Sky Sports. “But, as he has for most of the past two-and-a-half years, the man from the Italian mountains had the answers.”

What next?
Sinner has reinforced his position at the top of the men’s game after winning back-to-back Wimbledon titles. For Zverev, the runner-up finish continues a breakthrough season that saw him secure his first Grand Slam title in Paris.

The supply of one of the world’s most important commodities is suffering a “huge disruption”, said Javier Blas on Bloomberg – it’s the “humble anchovy”. The tiny fish may sound “utterly mundane”, but it’s at “the bottom of a crucial chain”.

Anchovies are the main ingredient in fishmeal, which is used to feed farmed seafood like salmon and prawns. But a drop in the catch has caused global fishmeal production to plummet by an estimated 40% in a year. Prices are now up 80% since last year to “an all-time high”, threatening a knock-on effect on the global aquaculture industry – and food prices. The culprit? This year’s El Niño.

Most of the tinned anchovies bought in Britain come from Mediterranean fisheries. But fishmeal is primarily made with the South American species, anchoveta. Peru is “the Saudi Arabia of anchovies”, added Blas. Combined with Ecuador and Chile, the catch there accounts for nearly a third of the world’s fishmeal production.

Around Peru, the “unusually warm waters” in the Pacific, linked to El Niño, have dramatically reduced the anchovy population, according to The Times. The weather pattern “reduces the nutrient-rich upwellings on which the fish depend”.

The “anchovy crisis” is a reminder of “the surprising ways in which the world is wired today”, where weather in Peru can increase fish costs in European supermarkets, said Blas. It’s also “a warning sign that El Niño will have significant impacts on global food prices – far greater than those from the war in Iran”.