were marked with a statement in Hebrew reading, Israel must be wiped off the arena of time. . (10) On March 11, 2016, Ambassador Power called the recent ballistic missile launches by Iran provocative and destabilizing and called on the international community to degrade Iran’s missile program . (11) On March 14, 2016, Ambassador Power said that the recent ballistic missile launches by Iran were in defiance of provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 . (12) Iran has demonstrated the ability to launch multiple rockets from fortified underground facilities and mobile launch sites not previously known. (13) The ongoing procurement by Iran of technologies needed to boost the range, accuracy, and payloads of its diverse ballistic missile arsenal represents a threat to deployed personnel of the United States and allies of the United States in Europe and the Middle East, including Israel. (14) Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, testified in a hearing before the Armed Services Committee of the Senate on July 7, 2015, that, [T]he reason that we want to stop Iran from having an ICBM program is that the I in ICBM stands for intercontinental, which means having the capability to fly from Iran to the United States, and we don't want that. That's why we oppose ICBMs. . (15) Through recent ballistic missile launch tests the Government of Iran has shown blatant disregard for international laws and its intention to continue tests of that nature throughout the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. (16) The banking sector of Iran has facilitated the financing of the ballistic missile programs in Iran and evidence has not been provided that entities in that sector have ceased facilitating the financing of those programs. (17) Iran has been able to amass a large arsenal of ballistic missiles through its illicit smuggling networks and domestic manufacturing capabilities that have been supported and maintained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and specific sectors of the economy of Iran. (18)