The Iranian team beat their Qatari rivals on Monday morning by winning three straight sets (25-20, 25-20, 25-22).
The 19th Asian Games in Volleyball is underway in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China from Sept. 19-26.
Hangzhou is the third city in China to host the Asian Games. Following the 11th Asian Games in Beijing in 1990 and the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou in 2010.
Iran participated in the competition with 289 athletes (211 male and 78 female) in 30 sports.
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