During President Trump’s Cabinet meeting Friday at Camp David, the President said: “Today, I just want to mention that we heard in Minnesota that there was a cyber attack and they blame it on Iran. I don’t think so. I think, I blame it on Minnesota because they are grossly incompetent. There was a cyber attack on 30 water plants, and I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota. They like to say, ‘oh, it’s Iran,’ Iran should be so lucky. Iran’s got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.”
BREAKING: Trump takes Iran’s side over Minnesota’s. He’s America Last.
“Today I just want to mention that we heard in Minnesota there was a cyber attack and they blame it on Iran. I don’t think so. I think I blame it on Minnesota because they’re grossly incompetent. There was… pic.twitter.com/quLA9134B6
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) July 31, 2026
When asked by a reporter, “Can you rule out that Iran is behind that cyber attack?” Trump replied: “No, I think Minnesota is behind it.” He added, “I don’t think there was an Iranian cyber attack.”
Q: Can you rule out that Iran is behind that cyber attack?
Trump: No, I think Minnesota is behind it. I don’t think there was an Iranian cyber attack. pic.twitter.com/4dk8aFXmbv
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 31, 2026
The New York Times reported, “Officials cautioned that they had not definitively determined who was responsible for the attack and that the preliminary assessment could change as the authorities collected more technical data.”
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat who ran with Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 against Trump and JD Vance, wrote on social media: “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.”
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
[NOTE: Last week Trump announced on social media: “From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran.”]
Threats against infrastructure have come from both sides during the conflict.
Balkees Jarrah, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, said: “US and Iranian leaders are threatening deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure following earlier fighting between the two countries in which their forces unlawfully attacked civilians and civilian objects in Iran, Gulf countries, and Israel. Other countries should make clear to the United States and Iran that those responsible for war crimes will be brought to justice, including through universal jurisdiction.”