Media reports indicate that the recent Israeli airstrike on Iran was preceded by investigators observing an increase in pizza orders from a restaurant near the Pentagon, bringing the "pizza theory" to the forefront.
The "pizza theory" links nighttime activity at some restaurants near the Pentagon to signs of imminent military operations.
The British newspaper The Times reported that the District Pizza Palace restaurant, located about two miles from the Pentagon, experienced a significant increase in orders on the night of the attack, leading digital investigators to hypothesize unannounced security activity. According to the report, this increase in orders occurred less than an hour before the bombing began, at a time when the White House had prior knowledge of the operation.
The theory dates back to 1991, when fast-food restaurants in Washington noticed a similar increase in orders prior to the launch of Operation Desert Storm. Restaurant owners attributed the unusual activity to Pentagon employees working late hours.
What's striking today is the use of modern digital tools like Google Maps, which allow tracking of activity in surrounding areas based on anonymous data. This has enabled internet monitors to detect recurring patterns prior to global crises, including Iran's drone attacks on Israel last year.
Although the US Department of Defense denies any connection between its employees' eating behavior and military movements, some researchers believe that such indicators may sometimes reveal movements not reported in official data.
