伊朗武裝部隊總參謀長阿卜杜拉希：伊朗將利用低成本裝備抵消敵方昂貴武器的優勢。敵方擁有現代化先進裝備，伊朗必須在必要時採取不同戰術和非對稱作戰手段予以迴應，正如最近兩場戰爭中所展現的那樣。如果敵方再次犯錯，伊朗將利用種類廣泛、成本低廉但有效的裝備，抵消敵方昂貴先進武器的效能，使其付出高昂代價。

Nasdaq-100 extended decline to 1%.

Japanese investors net-bought ¥18.8 tln of government bonds in the six months to Sept. 30 (about $119 bln), the largest inflow since 2009, the Japan Securities Dealers Association said Tuesday. Trust banks — commonly acting for pension funds — accounted for nearly half of the purchases and banks about one-third; some analysts say the buying reflects pension funds rebalancing to restore target allocations.