U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will travel to Islamabad on Saturday (April 25) morning for talks with Iran mediated by Pakistan, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Friday (April 24).

"The Iranians want to talk. They want to talk in person. And so the president is... willing to give diplomacy a chance," Leavitt said.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was expected in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States.

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"Well look, as you know, and I spoke about it earlier this week, the president was flexible in granting an extension of the cease fire. Throughout this time, the president has decided to dispatch Special Envoy Witkoff 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, is 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."