China has offered congratulations to Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi on his inauguration as Iran’s new president, predicting that, under his watch, the Islamic Republic will make “greater progress” in socio-economic development. “We believe that under the leadership of President Ebrahim Raeisi, Iran will achieve greater progress in nation-building and socio-economic development,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a statement on Friday.…