The players of Iran wore black armband and the two teams observed a minute's silence ahead of the match to honor Saber Kazemi, an Iranian international volleyball player who died earlier in the day.
Iran is scheduled to play Qatar on Thursday.
The 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) has brought together more than 3,000 athletes from 57 nations, competing across 25 sports in pursuit of glory at one of the Islamic world’s premier multi-sport events.