Overview

• On June 12 at 6:59 pm ET the Pentagon Pizza Report flagged a huge surge in orders at nearly all pizzerias within three miles of the Pentagon.
• Roughly 90 minutes later explosions were heard in Tehran as Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed a preemptive strike against Iran.
• The “Pentagon Pizza Index” has predicted major military operations since the 1980s, including the US invasion of Panama and Operation Desert Storm, according to The Economist’s head of data journalism Alex Selby-Boothroyd.
• Washington officials, including President Trump, acknowledged prior knowledge of Israel’s plans and relocated some diplomats and families from the Middle East before the attack.
• The viral X account’s tracking of Arlington pizza outlets and local bar traffic has become a widely cited open-source indicator of covert Pentagon operations.