Tariq Nazir and Mohamed Sohail Mustafa had given the hosts a 2-0 lead within the first five minutes of the Pool A match.
However, the very next minute, captain Behdad Beiranvand began an eight-goal spree for the six-time champions that snatched the game away from Maggid Abu-Talib’s men.
Hamid Noraniyan scored a hat-trick for the Iranians, who have won all the six editions of the tournament since its inception in 2008.
Yaghoub Bahrami added a brace, while Behnam Sadi and Mohsen Bohlouli scored one each, with Navid Taherirad hitting the final nail in the final moments of the game.
Qatar’s Mohamed Sami Ullah pulled a consolation goal back in the 39th minute.
Iran top the pool with six points having won both their matches so far, with Qatar in third with a solitary point, courtesy a Day One draw against Oman.
Malaysia bounced back from a 0-11 loss at the hands of Iran on Day One with a morale-boosting 9-2 victory over Oman yesterday.
The win pushed Malaysia up to second place in the standings.
In Pool B, a last-gasp goal by Khakimboy Khakimov off a penalty corner earned Uzbekistan a 4-4 draw against Kazakhstan.
The two teams went into the break level at 1-1 with Daulet Urmanov and Shavkatbek Mirzakarimov scoring one each for Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan respectively.
The two teams traded the remaining six goals, with Kazakh player Yermek Tashkeyev scoring a hat-trick, and Uzbekistan’s Khakimov scoring twice including the 40th minute goal. Uzbek skipper Golib Kalandarov too scored one.
In the first match of the day, Chinese Taipei suffered their second straight defeat, losing 1-3 to Thailand.
Kazakhstan and Thailand have four points each, with Uzbekistan third in the standings with two points.
In the women’s section, defending champions Kazakhstan remain the only unbeaten team after brushing aside China’s challenge 11-0 in the first match yesterday. The four-time champions then followed it up with a 3-0 victory over three-time finalists Thailand.
Kazakhstan’s Symbat Sabazova scored four goals in the match against China, while teammates Assel Mukasheva and captain Natalya Gataulina scored two each. The captain scored another brace in the win over Thailand.
Kazakhstan have a day’s rest before they take on Uzbekistan tomorrow.
Earlier in the day, Thailand had handed North Korea their second loss of the tournament, after scoring four second-half goals to force a 4-1 win.
Jo Pom Hyang had given North Korea a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute itself. However, that remained their only goal of the match, with Thailand’s Chantree Ladawon equalising two minutes into the second half. Tikhamporn Sakunpithak added two field goals, while Thanaporn Tongkham scored one in their victory.
Thailand are second in standings with six points, having beaten Uzbekistan on Day One of the tournament on Monday for their first three, with a chance to go level with Kazakhstan today. Thailand play China today for the first time.
Yesterday, Uzbekistan’s Kamila Adizova pumped in 10 goals in her team’s 17-0 demolition of China. Apart from Adizova, who tops the goalscorers’ list with 11 goals, captain Inoyatkhon Berdieva scored four in first half, while Sabina Adizova added a brace.
In another match today, Uzbekistan will take on North Korea, who will also face Malaysia earlier in the day.
RESULTS
MEN
Chinese Taipei 1 Thailand 3
Uzbekistan 4 Kazakhstan 4
Malaysia 9 Oman 2
Qatar 3 Iran 9
WOMEN
Kazakhstan 11 China 0
North Korea 1 Thailand 4
Uzbekistan 17 China 0
Thailand 0 Kazakhstan 3
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
Men
12:30 Chinese Taipei vs Uzbekistan (B)
13:45 Kazakhstan vs Thailand (B)
15:00 Iran vs Oman (A)
18:45 Malaysia vs Qatar (A)
Women
11:15 North Korea vs Malaysia
16:15 China vs Thailand
17:30 Uzbekistan vs North Korea