Welcome to Meet the Press Now.

I'm Kristen Welker in Washington, where we're following breaking news, new movement towards possible talks to end the Iran war.

Even as the president insists, he's in no rush to

make a deal despite growing economic and political pressure. The White House announced today,

special envoy Steve Whitkoff, and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will travel to

Islamabad tomorrow. Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad earlier today, but Iran's state media says

he will be speaking to the Pakistanis about ending the war and will not hold any negotiations

with the Americans there. Here's what White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said earlier today.

The president has decided to dispatch special envoy Whitkoff and Jared Kushner back to Islamabad.

The Iranians want to talk. They want to talk in person. And so the president is, as I've said, many, many times to all of you, always willing to give diplomacy a chance.

So Steve and Jared will be heading to Pakistan tomorrow to hear the Iranians out. We hope progress will be made,

and we hope that positive developments will come from this meeting, and we will see. And the

president, the vice president, the secretary of state will be waiting here in the United States

for updates. And the vice president, I understand, is on standby and will be willing to dispatch to

Pakistan if we feel it's a necessary

use of his time.

Now, it comes after both the president and the defense secretary say they are in no rush to

negotiate a deal.

I don't want to rush it.

I want to take my time.

We have plenty of time.

And I want to get a great deal.

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