Cyberattacks Threaten Water Supplies Across Country. Tim Walz Or Iran May Be To Blame Depending On Who You Ask.

As recent cyberattack incidents threaten water supply systems across multiple states, some officials are saying Iran may be to blame while President Donald Trump is pointing a finger at a state run by a former Democratic rival.

The water supplies of at least seven states, including Minnesota and Michigan, have been targeted by these largely unprecedented attacks as of Saturday, The New York Times reported. Anonymous officials cited by the outlet said it is likely, but not yet certain, that Iran — which the U.S. is currently at war with — was responsible for the cyberattacks. Trump, however, hinted at there being another possible culprit during a cabinet meeting Friday at Camp David.

“I blame it on Minnesota because they are grossly incompetent,” Trump said at the meeting, Politico reported. He went on to call the blue state’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz “corrupt.”

“Iran has bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota,” the president added, according to the outlet. “I don’t think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.”

At the time, Minnesota was the only state identified to have been targeted in the attacks. Michigan was confirmed to have been targeted as well the following day, The New York Times reported. The other five states considered to also be targets have not yet been named as of Saturday afternoon.

As of yet, none of the targeted states’ water supplies were altered to become harmful to drink, the outlet reported.

Walz responded to Trump’s apparent insinuation that his administration was to blame for the cyberattacks, writing in a Friday X post that the president “knows exactly who is responsible for this attack, and knows that other states were hit too.”

Trump knows exactly who is responsible for this attack, and knows that other states were hit too.

This is what modern warfare looks like, and it further illustrates there’s no plan to win a war with Iran. https://t.co/e70UpK65P6

— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) July 31, 2026

“This is what modern warfare looks like, and it further illustrates there’s no plan to win a war with Iran,” the governor added.

An AP-NORC survey conducted from July 23–27 found that 64% of U.S. adults, including 68% of independents and 37% of Republicans, believed the Trump administration’s war in Iran was not “worth fighting.” Eighteen U.S. service members have been killed in the war as of Saturday afternoon.