Iran’s Amin Esmaeilnezhad topscored the match with 23 points and Hamish Hazelden scored 17 points for Australia.
Team Melli will play Japan tonight.
The Volleyball Nations League was launched as a new competition in 2018 and ever since has been the annual meeting point for the top teams in the world.
The competition began with a Preliminary Round played over six competition weeks, with women and men taking their turns every other week in racing for the spots in the Finals.