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Pentagon Pizza Deliveries Surge Hours Before Israel’s Strikes on Iran

Observers cite the delivery spike as a covert indicator of elevated military preparedness

This picture taken 26 December 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC.
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'Pizza Index' theory has gone viral amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
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Overview

  • The Pentagon Pizza Report X account logged a sharp rise in orders at pizza shops near the Pentagon and the White House in the hours leading up to the June 13 airstrikes.
  • Israel’s military targeted Iran’s nuclear and military sites, and Iran responded by launching ballistic missiles that struck Tel Aviv.
  • The index traces to Cold War reports of Soviet tracking of US food deliveries and registered spikes ahead of the 1990 Kuwaiti invasion, 1991 Operation Desert Storm, and April’s Iran-Israel drone exchange.
  • US officials have denied direct involvement in the Israel-Iran strikes, though analysts point to the delivery surge as a sign of behind-the-scenes US military alertness.
  • President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal he knew of Israel’s plans beforehand, and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said embassy staff in Jerusalem remained on high alert overnight.