ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Iranian parliament on Monday morning hosted the country’s foreign minister and the army chief of staff for discussions on the recent talks with US officials in Muscat.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Army Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi spoke before the parliament during a closed session held prior to the regular session on Monday morning.

The details of the session have not yet been revealed to the public. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalib described the session as “good and effective.”

“We all believe that diplomacy and defense are two sides of the same coin, which today progresses with coordination and at the highest level of intelligence, considering the orders and statements of the Supreme Leader,” said the parliament speaker.

Iran and the US held indirect nuclear talks in Muscat on Friday, marking the first time the two sides have sat down for negotiations since June of last year, when talks broke down after Israel launched a full-fledged war against the Islamic republic.

Dubbed a betrayal of diplomacy by Iranian officials, Araghchi has repeatedly cited the attacks as a barrier to trusting any negotiations with the US, demanding that talks “must be free from any threats or pressure."

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly dangled the threat of military intervention, deploying a “massive armada” near Iran and mulling action in support of Iranian protesters, upon whom the government has launched a brutal crackdown.

Iranian security officials have repeatedly stated that the country has the defense and military capabilities to repel any US or Israeli aggression.