Karimi, who has returned to Steel Azin but failed to prevent his team from suffering two consecutive defeats, is the most prominent absentee beside Javad Nekounam and Masoud Shojaei from Osasuna, who are unavailable due to La Liga committements.
Also no Zob Ahan players have been invited because they will be busy with their AFC Champions League quarterfinal duties.
The WAFF Championship 2010 with nine participating teams will be held in Amman from September 24th to October 3rd.
Iran have been placed in group A alongside Bahrain and Oman, who they will play on September 24th and 28th respectively. Jordan, Syria and Kuwait have been drawn into group B while group C consists of Iraq, Palestine and Yemen.
The semifinals, with the three group winners and the best runner-up, will take place on October 1st, two days before the final.
Below comes the Iranian roster.
Goalkeepers: Mehdi Rahmati, Ebrahim Mirzapour, Alireza Haghighi
Defenders: Hadi Aghily, Mohammad Nosrati, Jalal Hosseini, Hanif Omranzadeh, Khosro Heydari, Hashem Beikzadeh, Ehsan Hajsafi
Midfielders: Andranik Teymourian, Pejman Nouri, Farzad Ashoubi, Mohammad Nouri, Iman Mobali
Forwards: Gholamreza Rezaei, Hadi Norouzi, Milad Zanidpour, Milad Meydavoudi, Karim Ansarifard, Mohammad Gholami, Mehrdad Oladi, Farhad Majidi