Washington ( CNN ) -- Iran 's foreign minister denied reports Sunday that his country could be planning a retaliatory strike against the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad if the United States launches a military strike against Syria . `` Iran will take no action against its ally and brother -- Iraq -- and I believe all these allegations are there to justify any military strikes , which are a danger for those planning them , '' said Mohammad-Javad Zarif , according to the Iranian state-run news agency INSA . `` Iran has no plans to act against its friend and brother , Iraq , '' the minister added . Last week , a senior U.S. official told CNN the United States has obtained intelligence indicating that Iran `` may be planning '' such a retaliatory strike . He said that Iran has `` a lot of Shi ' a friends '' in Iraq that would be willing to carry out an attack . The official was responding to a Wall Street Journal report that the United States intercepted an order from Iran to militants in Iraq to attack the embassy `` and other American interests in Baghdad , '' if the United States strikes Syria militarily for alleged chemical weapons use . The State Department had no comment on the report but added it had not taken any action in terms of security at U.S. diplomatic posts in Iraq . Zarif , who spoke during a one-day visit to Iraq , called for a `` peaceful and diplomatic '' resolution to the crisis in Syria . `` We should not beat on the drums of war in the region , since beating will only start a fire that would spread to all countries in the region . Those who insist on beginning a war are about to start a fire that will take over the entire region , '' the minister said , INSA reported . CNN 's Barbara Starr contributed to this report .
` ` Iran will take no action against its ally and brother -- Iraq , '' says Iran 's foreign minister . He calls for a ` ` peaceful and diplomatic '' resolution to the Syrian crisis . U.S. Embassy : Iran pointed to Syria for possible retaliation if it is ordered .