April 11 (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Iranian officials gathered in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday to hold talks that seek to end their war https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ in the Middle East that has killed thousands L1N3ZZ07R, roiled energy supplies and hurt the global economy.

Here are the key issues the two sides are expected to discuss, with Tehran insisting that formal talks L1N40U01A can begin only after Washington gives commitments on a ceasefire in Lebanon and lifting sanctions on Iran.

JAKARTA, April 11 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will depart to Russia in the coming days and is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin during the visit, Indonesia's foreign minister said on Saturday.

Minister Sugiono said the visit would discuss the potential for Indonesia to buy Russian oil as an alternative source amid global supply crunch due to Iran war.

Asked previously about a possible visit, the Kremlin said contacts between the two leaders were being prepared. nL8N40S0KZ

(Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman; Editing by William Mallard)

Iran and the United States failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday after marathon talks in Islamabad, adding that he was leaving after giving Tehran the "final and best offer".

Vance said Washington was seeking a "fundamental commitment" from Iran that it would not develop a nuclear weapon, but that "we haven't seen that" after holding the highest-level meeting between the two sides since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall

DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) - Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three people close to his inner circle told Reuters.

Khamenei's face was disfigured in the attack on the supreme leader's compound in central Tehran and he suffered a significant injury to one or both legs, all three sources said.

ISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. government plane carrying top U.S. officials landed in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday for peace talks with Iran, two Pakistani sources told Reuters.

Washington and Tehran are due to begin negotiations seeking to end the six-week-old Iran war that has killed thousands of people across the Middle East, disrupted energy supplies, fed inflation and slowed the global economy.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid, writing by Tanvi Mehta; Editing by YP Rajesh)

By Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad

ISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran were to hold negotiations in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday seeking to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions.

The U.S. delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance and including President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, was on its way to Islamabad after a refuelling stop in Paris.

April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence indicates China is  preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran  within the next few weeks, CNN reported late on Friday, citing three  people familiar with recent intelligence assessments.

The network said there are indications that Beijing is working to route  the shipments  through third countries to  mask their origin.

The U.S. State Department, White House and the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

By Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad

ISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran were to hold negotiations in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions.

The U.S. delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance and including President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, was on its way to Islamabad after a refuelling stop in Paris.

By Bo Erickson and Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the U.S. will have the Strait of Hormuz "open fairly soon" but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step.

Trump also suggested that other countries were offering help but did not identify any nation.

"Other countries use the strait. So we do have other countries coming up, and they'll help out," Trump said.

"It won't be easy ... I would say this - we will have that open fairly soon," Trump added.

By Simon Lewis and Nandita Bose

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. team led by Vice President JD Vance left for Islamabad on Friday for weekend talks with Iran, even as both sides accused each other of breaking commitments made to secure a temporary ceasefire.

White House officials said they were skeptical that the talks could immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran's lead negotiators threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not even begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions.