Group B consists of Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Thailand.
The top two from each pool will qualify for Russia 2018, with the two third-placed sides facing off to see who will advance to a two-legged inter-confederation playoff with a CONCACAF qualifier for another spot in Russia.
The round robin matches will start on Sept. 1.
Iran will begin the competiton with Qatar in Tehran.
Group A:
Iran
South Korea
Uzbekistan
China
Qatar
Syria
Group B:
Australia
Japan
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Thailand