Biden also opposed the 2007 Senate resolution
that labeled the Iranian Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization. That resolution passed 76 to 22. His vote was based on his belief that the resolution could serve as a pretext for President George W. Bush to
attack Iran, a move he adamantly opposed, he said. “This is a mindless, mindless approach to dealing with proliferation,” he told The Boston Globe at the time, saying he had “zero faith” in Bush’s judgment on the issue.