"You brought joy to the nation. Thank you all very much," Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said in a message on Sunday evening.
Iran won the world title for the second time in a row after beating Italy 3-1 (15-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-14) at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship on Sunday.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also offered congratulations to the nation from China on Sunday in a message.
Pezeshkian arrived in Tianjin, China, to attend the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on Sunday.
MNA