Iranian general Sardar Fadavi said diesel in Europe is about €2 per liter (roughly 700,000 Iranian rials). By contrast, a 10,000-rial increase in local gasoline still leaves retail price below $1 per liter, a gap he said he cannot comprehend.

USS George H.W. Bush arrived off Phuket, Thailand, on Oct. 4 with about 4,800 personnel aboard for crew rest. The US Navy said the carrier and its strike group supported "Epic Fury" operations and a maritime blockade over the past six months; this is the carrier’s first port visit since March. The ship is anchored offshore and crew will rest on the island from Oct. 4–9.

On Oct. 4 Turkey’s foreign ministry said the Strategic Political and Defense Committee, established under the Mecca joint defense pact, will meet on Oct. 5 in Riyadh. Officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will discuss recent regional developments and progress toward institutionalizing the alliance. Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Dar earlier said the emergency meeting would consider possible political engagement with Yemen’s Houthi movement.