The Impact of US Strategy on Identity Conflicts between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the European Union

In examining the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the European Union, on the one hand, the identity gaps and the conflict between Islamic ideology and Western secular-liberal ideology created faults in the relations between these two actors; On the other hand, cultural and civilizational affinity, common interests and international treaties of the European Union and the United States of America have led to US influence in the performance of EU foreign policy towards Iran and has caused divergence in relations between Iran and the European Union. In this article, the researcher seeks to examine the role of the United States of America on identity conflicts in the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the European Union? Accordingly, the findings of the study indicate that; The identity of the European Union based on the secularliberal attitude of the West and the Islamic Republic of Iran based on political Islam in conflict with each other has led to distrust between the parties in solving global problems and different views on various issues; On the other hand, the US approach introduces various issues in IranEurope relations as a kind of threat against Europe. On this basis, in the framework of Waltz's theory of realism and the analysis of Laclau and Mouffe's discourse, it is possible to understand the role of identity and the influence of the international system structure on the divergence of these two important international actors. The research method is descriptive-analytical and the method of collecting materials is through books, articles and valid internet documents.