Iran will play Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium on September 10.
Team Melli is pitted with Iraq, Bahrain, Cambodia and Hong Kong in Group C.
The eight group winners and four best runners-up will advance to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Finals and the final round of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Iran Squad
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal), Rashid Mazaheri (Tractor)
Defenders: Morteza Pouraliganji (Al-Arabi), Majid Hosseini (Trabzonspor), Milad Mohammadi (Gent), Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal), Mohammadhossein Kananizadegan (Persepolis), Ramin Rezaeian (Al-Shahania SC), Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal), Mohammad Naderi (Persepolis)
Midfielders: Omid Ebrahimi (Al Ahli, Qatar), Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis), Ali Karimi (Esteghlal), Masoud Shojaei (Tractor), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis), Ehsan Hai Safi (Tractor)
Strikers: Sardar Azmoun (Zenit), Karim Ansarifard (Al-Sailiya), Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis), Mehdi Taremi (Rio Ave), Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Fenerbahce), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton)