In the world rankings Iran moved up to 50th with 576 points.
The team has stayed at fourth place among the Asian teams, behind Japan (924), Australia (882), and South Korea (749) respectively.
Spain returned to the top of the rankings only one month after being knocked by the Netherlands from first place.
Five-time world champion Brazil has fallen to an 18-year low.
The high level of movement in this latest edition is the result of 170 'A' international matches, of which 109 were FIFA World Cup or continental qualifiers and 61 were friendlies, according to FIFA.