Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

Malicious cyber activity affected technology at water systems in at least seven states this week, including Minnesota, leading authorities to dig into whether Iranian actors are behind the attack, CBS News has learned.

The Saudi defense ministry said 14 countries have backed the kingdom’s proposal to establish a “Maritime Defense Alliance” to protect international shipping routes and global trade.

With none of President Trump’s aims accomplished and the Strait of Hormuz closed, U.S. allies see dysfunction and vulnerability from the war.

The U.S. military launched strikes in Iran July 29, with Trump saying he wanted to hit them "very hard" and "smack them a little bit."

The largely symbolic vote reflects the high tensions as the Iran war enters its sixth month.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened further escalation on Thursday after a wave of retaliatory U.S. strikes on the country overnight.

The U.S. carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, further intensifying a five-month-old war that was already expanding beyond its main fronts to embroil additional countries in the region.

An Iranian attack killed a worker in Kuwait and a drone strike at an Egyptian port hit a U.S.-owned tanker.

During a fleeting truce, Iranians covertly devised a plan to raise the war’s costs for President Trump if U.S. forces attacked anew.