Reuters: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday that talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany over Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme may resume in April.

AFP: Iran challenged Azerbaijan on Tuesday over $1.5 billion in arms it said were purchased from arch-foe Israel, state media reported, in a sign of further strains between the neighbouring countries.

AP: A retired British businessman accused of trying to sell missile batteries to Iran in 2006 made his first appearance in a U.S. court Tuesday in a case that has drawn intense international interest.

AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Tuesday he was optimistic that talks with the international community over its controversial atomic activities would go ahead.

UPI: White House spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday the United States is determined to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons but there is still time for diplomacy.

AP: Israeli officials say they won’t warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, according to one U.S. intelligence official familiar with the discussions.

Bloomberg: The global crude oil picture is a worrying one. In an interview with Bloomberg UTV, Jal Irani, Managing Director – Oil & Gas Research, Macquarie Group said crude imports may climb to $170 billion annually.

Reuters: HSBC Holdings Plc said on Monday it will likely face criminal or civil charges from an expanding investigation into its ties to allegedly illegal money transactions, including some tied to Iran.