"If Saudi Arabia is ready for dialogue, we are always ready for dialogue with our neighbors," Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif says a day after Iran holds maritime security talks with UAE in an apparent bid to calm tensions in the Gulf.

Visiting the city of Efrat in Gush Etzion, Netanyahu warns "only a big Likud" can prevent territorial concessions. "It’s us or them ... the only way to ensure the Right will continue to lead is to vote Likud," Netanyahu says.

"You don't need to come to Iran," Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says after Pompeo offeres to hold direct talks. Rejection comes amid ongoing tension in the Gulf, with Iran increasingly violating terms of nuclear deal.

Despite Israel's intensive efforts – mainly in Syria, but now allegedly in Iraq as well – Iran doesn't appear to be eschewing its plan to arm Hezbollah or build forward operating bases in Syria for its forces. Thus, both sides will likely continue, into the foreseeable future, adhering to the unwritten rules of the game they are playing.

According to the survey, 29.4% of Jewish adults read the Israel Hayom weekday edition, compared to 25.3% who read Yedioth Ahronoth. Israel Hayom and Yedioth Ahronoth at a statistical dead heat on weekends.