Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday praised cooperation with the country’s largest trading partner China, saying Tehran wanted to “expand its long-term strategic relations” at a meeting with Beijing’s defence minister. Raisi stressed that “regional and global developments show more than ever the value of Iran-China strategic cooperation”. Iran has been engaged for a year in negotiations with France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China directly, and the United States indirectly, to revive a troubled 2015 nuclear deal. The accord gave Iran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nu…