let me ask you this question, patrick clawson. he has his u.n.hat, when he went in august 2 tehran. do you think that he did go bringing those messages in person when we are talking about the exchange of letters, and there may be more than just a congratulatory message for the new president of iran? >> certainly the iranian press refer to him repeatedly as a senior u.s. official. mr. feldman had been very involved in the iran file when he was working for the obama administration. there was a long tradition of you and officials informing other countries about the course of their discussions. i would assume that in fact, mr. feldman came to washington and informed the obama administration in some detail before he went, what he planned to say, and after he came back, what he said and what the iranians said to him. >> we can assume we are beyond the point of just breaking the ice. >> correct. the question is, how much further can we go? it is disappointing they have not named who is sit negotiating partner. >> on that point, when he sat down with the