“By 6:59 pm ET, nearly all pizza outlets in the vicinity of the Pentagon witnessed a MASSIVE increase in orders,” shared the account Pentagon Pizza Report on Thursday.

‘Busy night at the Pentagon’

While not entirely scientific, the Pentagon pizza hypothesis “isn’t just an internet fabrication,” as highlighted by The Takeout, a digital publication focusing on food and restaurant trends, earlier this year.

Washington had already announced it was moving some diplomats and their families out of the Middle East on Wednesday.

Israel’s attack on Iran involved more than 200 fighter jets which hit more than 100 targets. Source: AP / Vahid Salemi/AP

And close to an hour before Israel unleashed its firepower on Iran, the US ambassador in Jerusalem, Mike Huckabee, sent out a rather revealing X post: “At our embassy in Jerusalem and closely monitoring the situation. We will remain here all night. ‘Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!'”

Iran says talks with US over nuclear program ‘meaningless’ now

Iran has accused the U.S. of being an accomplice in Israel’s attacks, a claim denied by Washington. At the United Nations Security Council, the U.S. advised Iran that it would be “prudent” to discuss its nuclear ambitions.

He said Israel “succeeded in influencing” the diplomatic process, and Friday’s Israeli attack would not have happened without US permission.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei was quoted as saying nuclear talks with the United States would be “meaningless” in the wake of Israel’s attack, accusing the US of complicity. Source: Getty / Xinhua News Agency

“The other side [the US] acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime (Israel) to target Iran’s territory,” Baghaei was quoted as saying.