• Surge in pizza orders near the Pentagon coincided with Israel's military actions against Iran.
• Pentagon Pizza Report noted heightened activity before bombings were confirmed.
• Officials at the Pentagon dismissed connections to military operations, citing internal dining options.
• The concept of a "Pizza Index" relates food delivery patterns to significant geopolitical events.
• Historical instances show pizza orders have predicted U.S. military actions since the late 1980s.

Shortly before Israel launched its military strikes on Iran, there was a notable surge in pizza orders from establishments near the Pentagon. The Pentagon Pizza Report, a social media account, recorded that "nearly all pizza establishments nearby the Pentagon have experienced a HUGE surge in activity" at 6:59 p.m. ET on the night of the attacks, suggesting a correlation between military actions and increased pizza orders, a trend observed historically during past U.S. military operations, including the invasions of Panama and Kuwait, according to SCMP and Newsweek.

The same report indicated unusual low activity at a nearby gay bar, further suggesting that the Pentagon was busy with significant operations. Despite this peculiar method of tracking military readiness known as the "Pizza Index"—which humorously links late-night food orders with urgent government matters—the Pentagon dismissed the report. Officials stated they have sufficient dining options including sushi and sandwiches within the building itself, emphasizing that they do not rely on external pizza deliveries, according to India Times.

The phenomenon of monitoring pizza delivery patterns as a form of open-source intelligence has been noted since the Cold War. The notion suggests that spikes in food orders signal important military operations due to government staff working late hours. This quirky theory stems from observations of past military activities where significant geopolitical events often coincided with increased food deliveries, such as pizza. Notably, the Pentagon indicated that the timing of the pizza surge during this incident did not align with the actual events of the military strikes on Iran, according to SCMP and Newsweek.