Pentagon Pizza Orders Spiked Before Israel-Iran Conflict | The Viral ‘Pizza Intelligence Index’ - video Dailymotion

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There just might be a link between spikes in Pentagon pizza orders and impending wars.  In June 2025, as tensions flared between Israel and Iran, a social media account known as Pizza Intelligence Index—and others like it—went viral.  Their claim? A late-night pizza delivery spike near the Pentagon could be a sign that something big is about to go down.  Watch the full video to know more.  Script/VO: Divya Editor: Madiha Shakeel  #PentagonPizza #Pizza #Israel #Iran #US #Pentagon

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00:00Can a pizza indicate a surge in global crisis?

00:03Well, according to a bizarre viral theory, there just might be a link

00:07between spikes in Pentagon pizza orders and impending wars.

00:11In June 2025, as tensions flared between Israel and Iran, a social media account went viral.

00:18Their claim, a late-night pizza delivery spike near Pentagon could be a sign that

00:23something big is about to go down. Using open-source intelligence tools,

00:27they tracked Google Maps activity, restaurant footfall, and real-time delivery data.

00:32What they noticed was a sudden jump in orders

00:35at District Pizza Palace, just 3km from Pentagon.

00:39The timestamp? Around 7pm ET on June 13th.

00:43Within an hour, Iranian media reported explosions.

00:47Well, the implication is that when Pentagon staff work overtime,

00:51especially during sensitive operations, they don't leave the building, they order in.

00:56And this time, the theory landed amid real-world stakes.

01:00The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, confirmed that Israel had informed the US

01:06of its action in advance. He said,

01:08Israel advised us that they believed this action was necessary for its self-defense.

01:14But Washington was quick to distance itself, emphasizing,

01:16our focus is protecting American forces in the region.

01:20Still, the Pizza Index community was not convinced that this was a coincidence.

01:24They even tracked a drop in customers at Freddy's Beach Bar, a Pentagon-adjacent hangout spot,

01:30suggesting staff were too busy for downtime.

01:33And here is the kicker. It's not the first time,

01:35which is to say that the predictive power of pizza is not a new theory.

01:39The head of data journalism at The Economist, Alex Selby Boothroyd, wrote on LinkedIn,

01:44The Pentagon Pizza Index has been a surprisingly reliable predictor of seismic global events,

01:51from coups to wars since the 1980s.

01:54In January of 1991, Frank Meeks, who owned over 43 Domino's outlets in the Washington area,

02:00told the Los Angeles Times that the news media does not always know when something big is going to happen,

02:06because they're in bed. But pizza deliverers are out there at 2 in the morning.

02:11According to a report by The Guardian, on August 1, 1990, a Domino's franchisee in Washington reported

02:18a massive surge in pizza deliveries to the CIA building. And on August 2, Saddam Hussein's Iraq invaded Kuwait.

02:26A similar pattern was noticed ahead of the Operation Desert Storm in 1991. CNN's then-Pentagon correspondent,

02:34Wolf Blitzer, had reportedly said in the 1990s,

02:38Bottom line for journalists? Always monitor the pizzas.

02:42Speaking with Newsweek, The Pentagon dismissed the theory,

02:46noting that they have plenty of pizza options inside the building, along with sushi, sandwiches,

02:51and donuts. And, the skeptics warn, don't read too much into a double pepperoni.

02:57Pizza surges could mean many things, like staff working late or just a popular Friday night.

03:02However, the timing of the June 13 spike has managed to raise eyebrows. Of course,

03:08a correlation between pizza delivery and global crisis is not a verified method of tracking world

03:14events. As Israel and Iran exchanged strikes and the US moved into a defensive posture,

03:20the Pentagon Pizza Index turned into a strange symbol – a slice of modern folklore,

03:26fueled by anxiety, algorithms, and anchovies.

Pentagon Pizza Orders Spiked Before Israel-Iran Conflict | The Viral ‘Pizza Intelligence Index’

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