Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said if US forces want to know whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed, they should enter the strait and see for themselves.

Sberbank says a data center in the Saratov region was struck by a drone attack; all systems remain operational.

The New York Times reports Fed Governor Cook is disputing President Trump's latest effort to remove her and has questioned the objectivity of a White House investigation into alleged mortgage fraud. In a letter to the White House, Cook's lawyer Abe Lowell said she cannot attend a hearing scheduled for Nov. 5 because she will be in Europe for a finance and monetary policy meeting, and that any hearing would be held no earlier than after the Fed's Dec. 8-9 policy meeting. Lowell also challenged the probe's neutrality, noting the committee conducting it is composed of Trump-appointed political officials, including White House National Economic Council director Hassett. Trump has long pushed to increase control over the Fed to lower borrowing costs; when asked last Friday about the probe he called Cook "dishonest" and said he would "absolutely" fire her if the committee found grounds for removal.