The defeat means Iran is now just playing for pride in the VNL - but Serbia marches on and remains very much in the mix.
Aleksander Atanasijevic smashed through the 32 point for Serbia while Milad Ebadipour led Iran with 21 points.
“It was a big fight and a big win for us, this was so important for us mentally,” said Marko Podrascanin who finished with nine points. “We need to forget this now and concentrate on Poland.”
