Iran is negotiating with the wrong US officials.

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2013/11/us-iran-negotiationsnuclear.html

This article from Al Jazeera America is in the opinion section and focuses on the current talks between the United States and Iran on nuclear power and sanctions. As known by many already, there has been an ongoing conflict of interest between the United States and Iran over Iran's desire to have nuclear power as a source of energy. Many U.S. politicians and policy makers argue that nuclear energy isn't the true goal of Iran, but nuclear weapons are. This article's author argues that Iranian officials are discussing sanction talks with the wrong "arm" of the U.S. government. While Kerry is talking to Iranian officials and is a direct link to the U.S. executive department, the author seems to argue that the talks should be with Congress. The article points out that Congress largely wants to keep the tough sanctions and actually make them even tougher on the Iranian economy. The article goes on to point out that only Congress can change laws, since they are the ones who create laws. I personally agree with the author's argument to an extent. I think talking to the U.S. executive branch is important for negotiations, but I feel trying to talk directly with the U.S. Congress is equally important, as they are the branch tasked with creating and changing laws.