Lucas Tomlinson

While negotiations were ongoing, President Trump also appeared to downplay them.

With the USS George H.W.

Bush aircraft carrier strike group heading into theater, along with thousands of Marines in the Pacific, additional forces will be on station when the ceasefire expires next week.

And for now, no time or place has been set for a potential relaunch of the talks.

The stakes are high for Vice President Vance, the biggest assignment of his career, trying to end the six week old war with Iran.

as technical talks are now underway here in Islamabad to try to find an off-ramp for both parties.

The Strait of Hormuz and the future of Iran's nuclear talks, issues the White House wants to solve here.

And the sizable Iranian delegation arrived, led by its parliament speaker, Mohammad Goloboff.

He once commanded Iran's air force, which no longer exists, according to the Pentagon.

President Trump outlined his goals for the talks yesterday.

And as this talk stretch on for more than a few hours, perhaps the longer they go, that's a good sign.

President Trump says he had a very specific number about how many strikes are remaining inside Iran.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio thinks no ground troops will be needed.

We can achieve all of our objectives with our ground troops, but we are always going to be prepared to give the president maximum optionality.

Now, President Trump wants a ground force option.

One just arrived, USS Tripoli, now in the Arabian Sea.

In addition to the nearly 2,000 Marines on board, there's a formal aviation component.

One thing the air campaign will be without in the next few days is its second aircraft carriers.

The USS Gerald R. Ford is now off the coast of Croatia getting repairs.

USS George H.W.