` ` Iran will take no action against its ally and brother -- Iraq , '' says Iran 's foreign minister . 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 . 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 .
` ` 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 .