Iran took the first, second and fourth sets (25-19, 25-20, 25-19) while losing the third one (22-25).
Iran is in Pool B of the competition along with Thailand and Taiwan and will face the latter on Saturday.
At the last series of competitions, Iran ranked 4th and being the host now, they seriously try to claim the title.
The competition kicked off on June 29 at Iran’s Tabriz and will end on July 6.
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