According to Fars News, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Vahidi said the IRGC navy is armed with offensive weapons and ready to respond decisively to any attempt at illegal passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

US initial jobless claims fell 2,000 to 197,000 in the week ended Oct. 3, the Labor Department said, staying near 57-year lows for a fourth straight week and consistent with economists' characterization of a 'low hiring, low layoffs' labour market. Nonfarm payrolls rose just 29,000 in September; economists cited weak hiring and a smaller labour supply from retirements and tighter immigration as constraints on job growth, while historically low layoffs continue to support the market. Continuing claims increased 17,000 to 1.716 million (seasonally adjusted). Median duration of unemployment was 11.5 weeks, near a 4.5-year high.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on social media that, citing a series of unilateral sanctions previously imposed by the UK, Israel formally closed the British consulate in Jerusalem on Oct. 8 local time and ordered the British consul-general and 20 diplomats to depart. Earlier the same day witnesses saw workers remove the consulate’s nameplate.