Comparison of the development process of Iran and Egypt from the perspective of divergence and convergence of political economy with America (2001-2020)

One of the most important issues in the political circles of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the issue of relations with America and achieving development and progress under this relation. The current research is based on the comparative method, by comparing the political economy of the two countries of Iran and Egypt as two complete patterns of divergence and convergence in relation to America, while examining the development patterns of the two countries based on the theories of dependence and modernization, and also examining the consequences of this divergence and convergence. with the United States on the development process of the two countries, it is important to answer this question: How can the comparison of the development process of the two countries Iran and Egypt be evaluated from the point of view of divergence and economic political convergence with the United States? The hypothesis raised in response to this question is that the divergence and convergence with America has advantages and disadvantages for both countries. In such a way that the convergence of Egypt's political economy with America has led to Egypt's economic dependence on Western aid on the one hand, and on the other hand, it has led to the attraction of foreign investment, political-security cooperation with America, and the development of tourism. While the divergence of Iran's political economy with the United States has led to political, security, and scientific self-reliance on the one hand,