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Khamenei dead, Hormuz on edge and the Middle East in shock","## How the war started: the first day of the operation\n\nCzechCloud's stream summarises the first day of the new war, which escalated into an open armed clash between the US and Israel and Iran on Saturday morning.\n\nAccording to him and his colleagues, the available information shows:\n\n- this morning at around 7:30 our time, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) along with the US attacked Iranian targets, mainly in Tehran and other parts of the country,\n- The attack was to target \"strategic targets\" - air defences, missile launchers and key regime figures,\n- In the first hours of the operation, according to Israeli sources (and agencies quoted in the Czech media), the Iranian defence minister and also the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, General Mohammad Pakpour, was killed,\n- Iran responded with volleys of rockets and drone attacks on Israel and on US bases in the region.\n\nCzechCloud points out that the stream was produced on Saturday evening, while the situation is evolving virtually by the minute, and other major events may have occurred during the night. It also stresses that this is an annotated debate over available sources - not an official news report.\n\n## Iran's leadership crackdown: the death of Khamenei and an attack on the elite\n\nOne of the most explosive moments in the stream is the passage about the alleged killing of Iran's supreme spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.\n\nAccording to references to world agencies and Czech media (Reuters, CTK, Respekt, Forbes, etc.):\n\n- an unnamed Israeli official said that Khamenei was killed in Israeli-US strikes,\n- according to this source, his body was found,\n- The information was subsequently confirmed by US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social network,\n- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly indicated that \"signals\" about Khamenei's death are growing.\n\nAt the same time, some media outlets pointed out that Iranian media had announced Khamenei's speech, which introduced some uncertainty into the information. At the moment of the stream, however, CzechCloud is working with the version that Khamenei is dead, according to Israeli and American sources, and that his body has been found.\n\nOther hits according to the sources cited:\n\n- Attack on compound linked to Khamenei - CzechCloud shows satellite images of the \"before and after\" showing extensive destruction of buildings on the compound,\n- the attack on the home of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,\n- crackdowns on other senior regime figures and Revolutionary Guard leadership.\n\nFrom Washington's and Jerusalem's point of view, according to the statements available, the aim is not just a 'punitive strike' but the weakening or even the fall of the current Iranian regime. One Israeli official is quoted as saying that the goal is to \"create all the conditions for the fall of the Iranian regime\" and to target the entire political and military leadership - \"past, present and future.\"\n\nCzechCloud adds that the removal of Khamenei does not in itself automatically mean regime change - just as the sudden death of Vladimir Putin would not automatically mean a democratic Russia. In Iran, a harder faction may take power, or - in an extreme case - the exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who is being talked about in Western debates as the possible \"face\" of a post-Islamist Iran. But all this is speculation.\n\n## Massive air operations and attacks across Iran\n\nCzechCloud relies on statements by the IDF and other sources that the attack on Iran is one of the largest air operations in Israel's history.\n\nParameters cited:\n\n- Up to 200 fighter jets were to be deployed,\n- dropping \"hundreds of munitions\" on some 500 targets,\n- targets: anti-aircraft systems (e.g. SA-5 at Kermanshah), missile launchers, Revolutionary Guard bases, ports, radar and naval installations,\n- attacks have been reported from dozens of locations across Iran - CzechCloud shows a map with hits scattered virtually across the country (Tehran, Tabriz, Zanjan province and others), but stresses that these are all reported hits and cannot all be independently verified at this time.\n\nThe US is also heavily involved in the operation:\n\n- According to the quoted statement by Donald Trump, the US military has launched a \"major combat operation\" in Iran,\n- Tomahawk missile launches are mentioned,\n- US MQ-9 Reaper combat drones are operating over Iran,\n- Patriot systems and other air defence assets are on alert in the region.\n\nCzechCloud and its guests speculatively discuss the possible future deployment of heavy bombers (B-2 Spirit, B-1, B-52) against deeply buried facilities of Iran's nuclear program (Fordo, Isfahan). However, there is no clear confirmation of the deployment of these machines at the time of the stream - it is a commented scenario of what the \"next round\" of operations might look like.\n\n## Iran strikes back: drones, missiles and attacks on civilian targets in the Gulf\n\nIran, according to information summarized by CzechCloud:\n\n- fired approximately 150 ballistic missiles towards Israel during the day,\n- launched dozens of attack drones (Shahid type),\n- also attacked US bases in Iraq and the Persian Gulf,\n- hit targets in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi) and other countries.\n\nAmong the specific instances heard in the stream:\n\n- **Bahrain** - Shahid hit a large radar site associated with the US Fifth Fleet. CzechCloud mentions an estimate that a cheap drone costing roughly tens of thousands of dollars took out a radar system worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Footage of the fire and the aftermath is emerging.\n- **Bahrain - residential house** - footage shows the hit of a tall residential house (tower block), apparently a civilian building, at night with lights in the windows. CzechCloud likens this to Russian attacks on apartment blocks in Ukraine.\n- **Dubai and Abu Dhabi** - videos show explosions and smoke near iconic neighborhoods, including man-made palm islands. One of the drones was supposed to fly near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper; however, available footage shows it missed it and hit other buildings.\n- **Katar** - footage shows a downed missile carrier hitting the ground. Distinctive orange smoke hovers over the site; a guest warns that it may be hypergolic fuel, extremely toxic if inhaled and in contact with skin.\n- **Kuwait** - According to AFP, the runway of an air base where Italian troops are also operating should have been extensively damaged. Footage shows a crater and a destroyed section of the airstrip.\n\nAdditionally, CzechCloud mentions Iranian Navy warnings towards vessels in the Persian Gulf, including reports of attacks on US support ships. This information could not be independently verified at the time of the stream.\n\nEven more serious, he says, is the fact that Iran is attacking countries that were not directly involved in the US\u002FIsraeli attacks - particularly tourist and commercial hubs like Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In doing so, according to CzechCloud, Tehran is \"burning any goodwill\" it may still have had in the region.\n\n## World reaction: condemnation of Iran, Gulf caution and the shadow of the Strait of Hormuz\n\n### Gulf Arab states against Iran\n\nCzechCloud reads and comments on official statements from Middle Eastern countries today:\n\n- **United Arab Emirates** - says Iranian attacks violated its sovereignty and reserves the right to respond.\n- **Qatar** - Foreign Ministry \"strongly disagrees\" and also reserves the right to respond.\n- **Kuwait** - condemns the \"sinful Iranian attack\" targeting its territory.\n- **Saudi Arabia** - describes Iranian attacks on the Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan as a threat to regional security and calls on the international community to condemn Tehran.\n- **Jordan** - Iran has attacked Jordanian territory \"without any justification\", according to its foreign ministry.\n\nTaken together, these statements show that Iran's actions against civilian and military targets in the Gulf have created a broad coalition of disaffected and even openly hostile states in the region.\n\n### Russia, China and the West\n\nOn the other side stands the reaction of the great powers:\n\n- **Russia** - according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, this was a \"reckless armed aggression\" by the US and Israel against Iran that was \"unprovoked\". Former President Dmitry Medvedev then, in a typically pointed comment, contrasts the \"young\" US and the \"2500-year-old Persian Empire\", saying that only time will tell who survives.\n- **China** - calls for an immediate halt to military action in the Middle East and for de-escalation.\n- **Europe and allies** - Germany, France and Britain declare commitment to \"regional stability\" and protection of civilians, French President Emmanuel Macron calls for a UN Security Council meeting and pressure on Iran to end its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Canada expresses support for the US in preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.\n- **Czech Republic** - Andrej Babiš (ex-Prime Minister) on social media \"totally condemns\" Iran's attacks on Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, calling them an unacceptable violation of the sovereignty of countries that did not participate in operations against Iran.\n\n### Strait of Hormuz: the \"nuclear button\" for oil\n\nThe crucial economic dimension of the conflict is illustrated by the situation in the **Strait of Hormuz** - a key chokepoint for world oil trade:\n\n- According to reports cited by CzechCloud, several major oil companies and trading houses have suspended shipments of oil and fuel across the strait,\n- Vessels are reporting broadcasts from Iran's Revolutionary Guards that \"no ships are sailing\" - Iran is threatening a de facto blockade,\n- satellite images and traffic maps show that some tankers are holding back and waiting outside the most difficult part of the strait,\n- the US command has already warned of the security risks of the canal and is looking for a way to provide escorts and protection for commercial shipping, according to CzechCloud.\n\nGuests on the stream note that while Saudi Arabia does have a pipeline bypassing Hormuz, it falls far short of the volumes that flow through the Persian Gulf today. Closing the strait for weeks or months would mean\n\n- a sharp rise in oil and fuel prices,\n- pressure on the world economy,\n- a direct impact on the Czech Republic, even though the country has strategic oil reserves of only a few weeks or so.\n\nCzechCloud sums up the situation by saying that the conflict is now \"at a 9.9 out of 10 level\" and that the closure of Hormuz is \"the equivalent of a nuclear button\" for Iran - a tool to damage the West and the region, even at the cost of its own disaster.\n\n## Czechs in the region and the daily reality of war\n\nThe Czech dimension is also heard in the stream:\n\n- According to an interview with Czech diplomatic representatives (quoted in Seznam Zprav articles), there are only a few Czech citizens in Iran itself, but \"thousands\" in the wider Middle East,\n- the foreign minister (identified as Petr Macinka in the context of the website, but this is a satirical or misstated figure; the real minister at the time of the conflict is Jan Lipavsky) strongly advises against travel to the Middle East and warns of a \"massive operation\" lasting weeks,\n- Czech authorities are reportedly trying to get compatriots out of risky areas in time, but not all have managed to evacuate before fighting breaks out.\n\nAt the same time, CzechCloud adds a personal dimension: it mentions that the Czech streamer Fitman was supposed to be in Dubai at the time the missiles were landing in the area. According to his words, one rocket exploded about 700 meters from the accommodation, which illustrates how closely the tourist and \"influencer\" reality meets the war reality.\n\nIn Israel itself, he shows footage of people in shelters, trying to cope with the situation even while singing. In Iranian cities, on the other hand, direct images from the ground are missing due to the internet being shut down - information comes in snippets, often only in the form of reports of explosions and missile impacts.\n\n## An extremely uncertain future: regime collapse, protests and a long war\n\nCzechCloud returns to the fundamental question at the end of the stream: *what's next*.\n\nKey open points include:\n\n- **Confirmation of Khamenei's death** - if the Supreme Leader is definitively proven dead, it will be the biggest change in Iran in decades. But so far there is a discrepancy between the claims of Israeli\u002FUS officials and Iranian official statements.\n- ** Succession** - it is not clear who will take power. It could be a more radical section of the regime, a compromising religious elite, or - in an extreme scenario - the return of exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi if an internal coup succeeds.\n- The **Role of the Iranian Public** - guests recall the protests of recent years (especially after the killing of Mahsa Amini) and the brutality of the security forces (shooting demonstrators, including children). Iranians have \"had decades to change\" but the regime is repressive and armed. Thus, even according to CzechCloud, the success of the Western \"regime change\" operation ultimately depends on the Iranians themselves - whether they will be able and willing to rise up to mass protests at the very moment when missiles are flying through the cities.\n- The **length and scale of the operation** - according to military commentary cited by CzechCloud, this could be a several-day to several-week campaign with \"waves\" of attacks every day. At this point, it is \"only\" the first day with permanent explosions on both sides.\n\nAt the same time, he reminds us that the conflict with Iran is taking place on a completely different level from earlier episodes in the Middle East - and that the intensity of the air strikes \"is unprecedented even at the start of the war in Ukraine\".\n\n## Summary: a war that could redraw the Middle East\n\nFrom the information that CzechCloud and its team piece together in real time, a picture of an extremely serious crisis emerges:\n\n- The US and Israel have launched a coordinated air campaign against Iran, targeting air defences, missile forces and the regime leadership itself.\n- According to Israeli and US sources, the supreme spiritual leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, as have other top regime figures, including the defence minister and the commander of the Revolutionary Guards. The Iranian side has not officially confirmed this.\n- Iran is responding with missiles and drones not only to Israel and US bases, but also to the Gulf States, including civilian neighbourhoods in Dubai and Bahrain, creating a wide range of regional enemies.\n- The Strait of Hormuz is under a de facto blockade, with some tankers having stopped sailing. This risks a sharp rise in oil prices and a global economic shock.\n- The world is divided in its assessment of the causes: the West speaks of the need to stop Iran's nuclear and missile programme, Russia and its allies describe the attack as unprovoked aggression.\n- For the Czech Republic, the conflict is relevant not only because of oil and the world economy, but also because of its compatriots in the region and the changing security environment in Europe.\n\nCzechCloud continuously stresses that this is a quick update in time of an ongoing operation, not a definitive picture. Key facts - including Khamenei's death, the extent of civilian casualties in Iran, and the impact of the Hormuz blockade - will be confirmed or refuted in the days ahead.","\u003Ch2>How the war started: the first day of the operation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>CzechCloud's stream summarises the first day of the new war, which escalated into an open armed clash between the US and Israel and Iran on Saturday morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to him and his colleagues, the available information shows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>this morning at around 7:30 our time, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) along with the US attacked Iranian targets, mainly in Tehran and other parts of the country,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>The attack was to target "strategic targets" - air defences, missile launchers and key regime figures,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>In the first hours of the operation, according to Israeli sources (and agencies quoted in the Czech media), the Iranian defence minister and also the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, General Mohammad Pakpour, was killed,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Iran responded with volleys of rockets and drone attacks on Israel and on US bases in the region.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>CzechCloud points out that the stream was produced on Saturday evening, while the situation is evolving virtually by the minute, and other major events may have occurred during the night. It also stresses that this is an annotated debate over available sources - not an official news report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Iran's leadership crackdown: the death of Khamenei and an attack on the elite\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>One of the most explosive moments in the stream is the passage about the alleged killing of Iran's supreme spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to references to world agencies and Czech media (Reuters, CTK, Respekt, Forbes, etc.):\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>an unnamed Israeli official said that Khamenei was killed in Israeli-US strikes,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>according to this source, his body was found,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>The information was subsequently confirmed by US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social network,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly indicated that "signals" about Khamenei's death are growing.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, some media outlets pointed out that Iranian media had announced Khamenei's speech, which introduced some uncertainty into the information. At the moment of the stream, however, CzechCloud is working with the version that Khamenei is dead, according to Israeli and American sources, and that his body has been found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other hits according to the sources cited:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Attack on compound linked to Khamenei - CzechCloud shows satellite images of the "before and after" showing extensive destruction of buildings on the compound,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>the attack on the home of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>crackdowns on other senior regime figures and Revolutionary Guard leadership.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>From Washington's and Jerusalem's point of view, according to the statements available, the aim is not just a 'punitive strike' but the weakening or even the fall of the current Iranian regime. One Israeli official is quoted as saying that the goal is to "create all the conditions for the fall of the Iranian regime" and to target the entire political and military leadership - "past, present and future."\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CzechCloud adds that the removal of Khamenei does not in itself automatically mean regime change - just as the sudden death of Vladimir Putin would not automatically mean a democratic Russia. In Iran, a harder faction may take power, or - in an extreme case - the exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who is being talked about in Western debates as the possible "face" of a post-Islamist Iran. But all this is speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Massive air operations and attacks across Iran\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>CzechCloud relies on statements by the IDF and other sources that the attack on Iran is one of the largest air operations in Israel's history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Parameters cited:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Up to 200 fighter jets were to be deployed,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>dropping "hundreds of munitions" on some 500 targets,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>targets: anti-aircraft systems (e.g. SA-5 at Kermanshah), missile launchers, Revolutionary Guard bases, ports, radar and naval installations,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>attacks have been reported from dozens of locations across Iran - CzechCloud shows a map with hits scattered virtually across the country (Tehran, Tabriz, Zanjan province and others), but stresses that these are all reported hits and cannot all be independently verified at this time.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>The US is also heavily involved in the operation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>According to the quoted statement by Donald Trump, the US military has launched a "major combat operation" in Iran,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Tomahawk missile launches are mentioned,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>US MQ-9 Reaper combat drones are operating over Iran,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Patriot systems and other air defence assets are on alert in the region.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>CzechCloud and its guests speculatively discuss the possible future deployment of heavy bombers (B-2 Spirit, B-1, B-52) against deeply buried facilities of Iran's nuclear program (Fordo, Isfahan). However, there is no clear confirmation of the deployment of these machines at the time of the stream - it is a commented scenario of what the "next round" of operations might look like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Iran strikes back: drones, missiles and attacks on civilian targets in the Gulf\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Iran, according to information summarized by CzechCloud:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>fired approximately 150 ballistic missiles towards Israel during the day,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>launched dozens of attack drones (Shahid type),\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>also attacked US bases in Iraq and the Persian Gulf,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>hit targets in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi) and other countries.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Among the specific instances heard in the stream:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Bahrain\u003C\u002Fstrong> - Shahid hit a large radar site associated with the US Fifth Fleet. CzechCloud mentions an estimate that a cheap drone costing roughly tens of thousands of dollars took out a radar system worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Footage of the fire and the aftermath is emerging.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Bahrain - residential house\u003C\u002Fstrong> - footage shows the hit of a tall residential house (tower block), apparently a civilian building, at night with lights in the windows. CzechCloud likens this to Russian attacks on apartment blocks in Ukraine.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Dubai and Abu Dhabi\u003C\u002Fstrong> - videos show explosions and smoke near iconic neighborhoods, including man-made palm islands. One of the drones was supposed to fly near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper; however, available footage shows it missed it and hit other buildings.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Katar\u003C\u002Fstrong> - footage shows a downed missile carrier hitting the ground. Distinctive orange smoke hovers over the site; a guest warns that it may be hypergolic fuel, extremely toxic if inhaled and in contact with skin.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Kuwait\u003C\u002Fstrong> - According to AFP, the runway of an air base where Italian troops are also operating should have been extensively damaged. Footage shows a crater and a destroyed section of the airstrip.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, CzechCloud mentions Iranian Navy warnings towards vessels in the Persian Gulf, including reports of attacks on US support ships. This information could not be independently verified at the time of the stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more serious, he says, is the fact that Iran is attacking countries that were not directly involved in the US\u002FIsraeli attacks - particularly tourist and commercial hubs like Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In doing so, according to CzechCloud, Tehran is "burning any goodwill" it may still have had in the region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>World reaction: condemnation of Iran, Gulf caution and the shadow of the Strait of Hormuz\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3>Gulf Arab states against Iran\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>CzechCloud reads and comments on official statements from Middle Eastern countries today:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>United Arab Emirates\u003C\u002Fstrong> - says Iranian attacks violated its sovereignty and reserves the right to respond.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Qatar\u003C\u002Fstrong> - Foreign Ministry "strongly disagrees" and also reserves the right to respond.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Kuwait\u003C\u002Fstrong> - condemns the "sinful Iranian attack" targeting its territory.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Saudi Arabia\u003C\u002Fstrong> - describes Iranian attacks on the Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan as a threat to regional security and calls on the international community to condemn Tehran.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Jordan\u003C\u002Fstrong> - Iran has attacked Jordanian territory "without any justification", according to its foreign ministry.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Taken together, these statements show that Iran's actions against civilian and military targets in the Gulf have created a broad coalition of disaffected and even openly hostile states in the region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Russia, China and the West\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>On the other side stands the reaction of the great powers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Russia\u003C\u002Fstrong> - according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, this was a "reckless armed aggression" by the US and Israel against Iran that was "unprovoked". Former President Dmitry Medvedev then, in a typically pointed comment, contrasts the "young" US and the "2500-year-old Persian Empire", saying that only time will tell who survives.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>China\u003C\u002Fstrong> - calls for an immediate halt to military action in the Middle East and for de-escalation.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Europe and allies\u003C\u002Fstrong> - Germany, France and Britain declare commitment to "regional stability" and protection of civilians, French President Emmanuel Macron calls for a UN Security Council meeting and pressure on Iran to end its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Canada expresses support for the US in preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Czech Republic\u003C\u002Fstrong> - Andrej Babiš (ex-Prime Minister) on social media "totally condemns" Iran's attacks on Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, calling them an unacceptable violation of the sovereignty of countries that did not participate in operations against Iran.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Strait of Hormuz: the "nuclear button" for oil\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The crucial economic dimension of the conflict is illustrated by the situation in the \u003Cstrong>Strait of Hormuz\u003C\u002Fstrong> - a key chokepoint for world oil trade:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>According to reports cited by CzechCloud, several major oil companies and trading houses have suspended shipments of oil and fuel across the strait,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Vessels are reporting broadcasts from Iran's Revolutionary Guards that "no ships are sailing" - Iran is threatening a de facto blockade,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>satellite images and traffic maps show that some tankers are holding back and waiting outside the most difficult part of the strait,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>the US command has already warned of the security risks of the canal and is looking for a way to provide escorts and protection for commercial shipping, according to CzechCloud.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Guests on the stream note that while Saudi Arabia does have a pipeline bypassing Hormuz, it falls far short of the volumes that flow through the Persian Gulf today. Closing the strait for weeks or months would mean\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>a sharp rise in oil and fuel prices,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>pressure on the world economy,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>a direct impact on the Czech Republic, even though the country has strategic oil reserves of only a few weeks or so.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>CzechCloud sums up the situation by saying that the conflict is now "at a 9.9 out of 10 level" and that the closure of Hormuz is "the equivalent of a nuclear button" for Iran - a tool to damage the West and the region, even at the cost of its own disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Czechs in the region and the daily reality of war\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The Czech dimension is also heard in the stream:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>According to an interview with Czech diplomatic representatives (quoted in Seznam Zprav articles), there are only a few Czech citizens in Iran itself, but "thousands" in the wider Middle East,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>the foreign minister (identified as Petr Macinka in the context of the website, but this is a satirical or misstated figure; the real minister at the time of the conflict is Jan Lipavsky) strongly advises against travel to the Middle East and warns of a "massive operation" lasting weeks,\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Czech authorities are reportedly trying to get compatriots out of risky areas in time, but not all have managed to evacuate before fighting breaks out.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, CzechCloud adds a personal dimension: it mentions that the Czech streamer Fitman was supposed to be in Dubai at the time the missiles were landing in the area. According to his words, one rocket exploded about 700 meters from the accommodation, which illustrates how closely the tourist and "influencer" reality meets the war reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Israel itself, he shows footage of people in shelters, trying to cope with the situation even while singing. In Iranian cities, on the other hand, direct images from the ground are missing due to the internet being shut down - information comes in snippets, often only in the form of reports of explosions and missile impacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>An extremely uncertain future: regime collapse, protests and a long war\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>CzechCloud returns to the fundamental question at the end of the stream: \u003Cem>what's next\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Key open points include:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Confirmation of Khamenei's death\u003C\u002Fstrong> - if the Supreme Leader is definitively proven dead, it will be the biggest change in Iran in decades. But so far there is a discrepancy between the claims of Israeli\u002FUS officials and Iranian official statements.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>** Succession** - it is not clear who will take power. It could be a more radical section of the regime, a compromising religious elite, or - in an extreme scenario - the return of exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi if an internal coup succeeds.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>The \u003Cstrong>Role of the Iranian Public\u003C\u002Fstrong> - guests recall the protests of recent years (especially after the killing of Mahsa Amini) and the brutality of the security forces (shooting demonstrators, including children). Iranians have "had decades to change" but the regime is repressive and armed. Thus, even according to CzechCloud, the success of the Western "regime change" operation ultimately depends on the Iranians themselves - whether they will be able and willing to rise up to mass protests at the very moment when missiles are flying through the cities.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>The \u003Cstrong>length and scale of the operation\u003C\u002Fstrong> - according to military commentary cited by CzechCloud, this could be a several-day to several-week campaign with "waves" of attacks every day. At this point, it is "only" the first day with permanent explosions on both sides.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he reminds us that the conflict with Iran is taking place on a completely different level from earlier episodes in the Middle East - and that the intensity of the air strikes "is unprecedented even at the start of the war in Ukraine".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Summary: a war that could redraw the Middle East\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>From the information that CzechCloud and its team piece together in real time, a picture of an extremely serious crisis emerges:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>The US and Israel have launched a coordinated air campaign against Iran, targeting air defences, missile forces and the regime leadership itself.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>According to Israeli and US sources, the supreme spiritual leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, as have other top regime figures, including the defence minister and the commander of the Revolutionary Guards. 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break them in\nWe will call the police soon\n\nCheck your clock and stir every now and then\nDon't pour the olive oil in the water because it's a scam\nAnd when it's almost ready, take your food, a spoon\nTaste a piece or two\nPlease don't let it overcook\n\nPasta must be al dente\nAs long as you remember to take it out the water on time\nWater on time\n\nOnce I heard that some people from all over the world\nThrow their spaghetti on the wall and if they stick they think it's ready\nGod forgives them but I don't\nAnyway, if you check the box you find the cooking time\nWhile it's so damn wrong\nThe secret is to taste it over and over until it's almost ready\nOtherwise, you're going to make it awful\n\nIt must be al dente\nAs long as you remember to take it out the water on time\nIt must be al dente\nAs long as you remember to take it out the water on time\nApproved","\u003Cp>Take your pasta and put it in a boiling pot\nIt doesn't matter which shape you got\nLong or short, I really don't 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Lionfield Teaches You To Make Perfect Pasta Al Dente (Without Throwing It at the Wall)","## Who Are Lionfield and What Is This Pasta Song?\n\nLionfield, the Italian duo of Matteo Salvatori and Emiliano Santoro, are known online as comedic \"pasta protectors\" who defend Italian food traditions. In their official video **\"How To Make Pasta Al Dente\"**, they turn a how‑to guide into a full song, mixing serious cooking advice with playful warnings about what *not* to do.\n\nThe lyrics walk through the steps of cooking pasta al dente while poking fun at common mistakes, especially those made outside Italy. Beneath the comedy, though, they give a straightforward, practical method you can actually follow.\n\n---\n\n## Choosing and Adding the Pasta\n\nLionfield start with the basics: getting the pasta into a properly boiling pot.\n\nKey ideas from the song:\n\n- **Shape doesn’t matter for doneness**  \n  > \"It doesn't matter which shape you got \u002F Long or short, I really don't care\"\n  \n  Any dry pasta shape can be cooked al dente as long as you watch the time and texture.\n\n- **But don’t break spaghetti**  \n  > \"But if you pick spaghetti, don't you dare to break them in \u002F We will call the police soon.\"\n\n  This is a classic Italian pet peeve: breaking long pasta like spaghetti before cooking. Lionfield exaggerate with the \"police\" joke, but it underlines an authentic cultural preference—keep long pasta long.\n\n- **Use a boiling pot of water**  \n  > \"Take your pasta and put it in a boiling pot\"\n\n  The water should already be at a full boil before you add the pasta, so it starts cooking evenly and doesn’t turn gummy.\n\n---\n\n## What *Not* to Do: Olive Oil and Wall Tests\n\nThe video calls out two common myths in a pretty direct way.\n\n- **Don’t add olive oil to the water**  \n  > \"Don't pour the olive oil in the water because it's a scam.\"\n\n  The idea that oil in the water keeps pasta from sticking is widely repeated but misleading. Lionfield label it a \"scam\" in the lyrics. The actual sticking problem is better handled by:\n  - using enough water\n  - keeping the water at a strong boil\n  - stirring the pasta in the first minutes\n\n- **Don’t throw pasta at the wall**  \n  > \"Once I heard that some people from all over the world throw their spet on the wall and if they stick they think it's ready. God forgives them but I don't.\"\n\n  The \"throwing spaghetti at the wall\" test is another myth. In the song, they treat it almost like a culinary sin. Sticking to a wall doesn’t reliably indicate al dente; it mostly means the surface is starchy.\n\nTheir alternative: read the box, then rely on tasting, not tricks.\n\n---\n\n## Timing, Tasting, and the Box Instructions\n\nA big focus of the song is that al dente is about **timing and tasting**.\n\n- **Check the clock, but don’t worship it**  \n  > \"Check your clock and ste every now and then\"  \n  > \"If you check the box you find the cooking time while it's soft and wrong.\"\n\n  The package gives an approximate cooking time. Lionfield point out it’ll get *soft* if you follow it blindly. Their message: use it as a guideline, not a guarantee.\n\n- **Taste as you go**  \n  > \"And when it's almost ready, take your food a spoon \u002F Taste a piece or two \u002F Please don't let it overcook.\"  \n  > \"The secret is to taste it over and over until it's almost ready.\"\n\n  Their main rule: keep tasting. Pull out a piece, bite it, judge the texture yourself rather than trusting a wall or just the printed time.\n\n- **Stop before it goes too far**  \n  > \"Otherwise, you're going to make it over.\"\n\n  \"Over\" here is shorthand for overcooked: soft, mushy pasta that Italians generally want to avoid.\n\n---\n\n## What “Al Dente” Means in Practice\n\nThe chorus repeats the core target:\n\n> \"Pasta must be al dente \u002F As long as you remember to take it out the water on time.\"\n\nFrom the lyrics, the practical definition is:\n\n- **Slight bite, not crunchy and not mushy**  \n  It should be cooked through but still have firmness when you bite it.\n\n- **No wall tests, no tricks**  \n  You judge al dente by **tasting**, not sticking it to a wall or watching for gimmicks.\n\nWhile the transcript doesn’t mention it explicitly, Lionfield’s broader pasta content often highlights that al dente preserves texture and avoids the soggy, overcooked results they frequently react to in their comedy shorts.\n\n---\n\n## Simple Step‑By‑Step: Lionfield’s Al Dente Method\n\nSummarizing the method described in the song:\n\n1. **Boil water in a large pot.**  \n   Wait until it’s fully boiling.\n\n2. **Add the pasta.**  \n   - Any shape is fine.  \n   - If it’s spaghetti, keep it whole—don’t break it.\n\n3. **Do *not* add olive oil to the water.**  \n   They call this a scam and skip it entirely.\n\n4. **Check the suggested time on the box.**  \n   Use it as a starting point for when to begin tasting.\n\n5. **Taste repeatedly near the end.**  \n   - Use a spoon or fork to take out a piece.  \n   - Bite and check the texture.  \n   - Repeat \"over and over until it's almost ready.\"\n\n6. **Remove from water on time.**  \n   - As soon as it reaches that firm, not‑mushy bite, drain it.  \n   - Leaving it in the water is what ruins al dente.\n\nThroughout the song, Lionfield return to the same condition: **\"take it out the water on time.\"** That, for them, is the whole secret.\n\n---\n\n## Summary: Comedy with Real Pasta Rules\n\nIn **\"How To Make Pasta Al Dente\"**, Lionfield fold real Italian cooking advice into a humorous music video. The main points tied to the lyrics are:\n\n- Use a boiling pot of water and any pasta shape you like.\n- Don’t break spaghetti if you care about Italian sensibilities.\n- Skip olive oil in the water—it won’t save your pasta.\n- Ignore wall‑throwing tests; they’re not a real measure of doneness.\n- Read the box for guidance, then rely on repeated tasting.\n- Drain the pasta as soon as it reaches a firm, al dente bite.\n\nBehind the jokes about calling the police and divine forgiveness, Lionfield present a straightforward, taste‑focused method: **watch the clock, trust your palate, and rescue the pasta from the water at just the right moment.**","\u003Ch2>Who Are Lionfield and What Is This Pasta Song?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Lionfield, the Italian duo of Matteo Salvatori and Emiliano Santoro, are known online as comedic "pasta protectors" who defend Italian food traditions. In their official video \u003Cstrong>"How To Make Pasta Al Dente"\u003C\u002Fstrong>, they turn a how‑to guide into a full song, mixing serious cooking advice with playful warnings about what \u003Cem>not\u003C\u002Fem> to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lyrics walk through the steps of cooking pasta al dente while poking fun at common mistakes, especially those made outside Italy. Beneath the comedy, though, they give a straightforward, practical method you can actually follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2>Choosing and Adding the Pasta\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Lionfield start with the basics: getting the pasta into a properly boiling pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Key ideas from the song:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Shape doesn’t matter for doneness\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>"It doesn't matter which shape you got \u002F Long or short, I really don't care"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>Any dry pasta shape can be cooked al dente as long as you watch the time and texture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>But don’t break spaghetti\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>"But if you pick spaghetti, don't you dare to break them in \u002F We will call the police soon."\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>This is a classic Italian pet peeve: breaking long pasta like spaghetti before cooking. Lionfield exaggerate with the "police" joke, but it underlines an authentic cultural preference—keep long pasta long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Use a boiling pot of water\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>"Take your pasta and put it in a boiling pot"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>The water should already be at a full boil before you add the pasta, so it starts cooking evenly and doesn’t turn gummy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2>What \u003Cem>Not\u003C\u002Fem> to Do: Olive Oil and Wall Tests\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The video calls out two common myths in a pretty direct way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Don’t add olive oil to the water\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>"Don't pour the olive oil in the water because it's a scam."\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>The idea that oil in the water keeps pasta from sticking is widely repeated but misleading. Lionfield label it a "scam" in the lyrics. The actual sticking problem is better handled by:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>using enough water\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>keeping the water at a strong boil\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>stirring the pasta in the first minutes\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Don’t throw pasta at the wall\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>"Once I heard that some people from all over the world throw their spet on the wall and if they stick they think it's ready. God forgives them but I don't."\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>The "throwing spaghetti at the wall" test is another myth. In the song, they treat it almost like a culinary sin. Sticking to a wall doesn’t reliably indicate al dente; it mostly means the surface is starchy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Their alternative: read the box, then rely on tasting, not tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2>Timing, Tasting, and the Box Instructions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A big focus of the song is that al dente is about \u003Cstrong>timing and tasting\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Check the clock, but don’t worship it\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>"Check your clock and ste every now and then"\u003Cbr \u002F>\n"If you check the box you find the cooking time while it's soft and wrong."\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>The package gives an approximate cooking time. Lionfield point out it’ll get \u003Cem>soft\u003C\u002Fem> if you follow it blindly. Their message: use it as a guideline, not a guarantee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Taste as you go\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>"And when it's almost ready, take your food a spoon \u002F Taste a piece or two \u002F Please don't let it overcook."\u003Cbr \u002F>\n"The secret is to taste it over and over until it's almost ready."\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>Their main rule: keep tasting. Pull out a piece, bite it, judge the texture yourself rather than trusting a wall or just the printed time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Stop before it goes too far\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>"Otherwise, you're going to make it over."\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>"Over" here is shorthand for overcooked: soft, mushy pasta that Italians generally want to avoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2>What “Al Dente” Means in Practice\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The chorus repeats the core target:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>"Pasta must be al dente \u002F As long as you remember to take it out the water on time."\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>From the lyrics, the practical definition is:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Slight bite, not crunchy and not mushy\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\nIt should be cooked through but still have firmness when you bite it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>No wall tests, no tricks\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\nYou judge al dente by \u003Cstrong>tasting\u003C\u002Fstrong>, not sticking it to a wall or watching for gimmicks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>While the transcript doesn’t mention it explicitly, Lionfield’s broader pasta content often highlights that al dente preserves texture and avoids the soggy, overcooked results they frequently react to in their comedy shorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2>Simple Step‑By‑Step: Lionfield’s Al Dente Method\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Summarizing the method described in the song:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Boil water in a large pot.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\nWait until it’s fully boiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Add the pasta.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Any shape is fine.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>If it’s spaghetti, keep it whole—don’t break it.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Do \u003Cem>not\u003C\u002Fem> add olive oil to the water.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\nThey call this a scam and skip it entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Check the suggested time on the box.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr \u002F>\nUse it as a starting point for when to begin tasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Taste repeatedly near the end.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Use a spoon or fork to take out a piece.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Bite and check the texture.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Repeat "over and over until it's almost ready."\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Remove from water on time.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>As soon as it reaches that firm, not‑mushy bite, drain it.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Leaving it in the water is what ruins al dente.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the song, Lionfield return to the same condition: \u003Cstrong>"take it out the water on time."\u003C\u002Fstrong> That, for them, is the whole secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr \u002F>\n\u003Ch2>Summary: Comedy with Real Pasta Rules\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>"How To Make Pasta Al Dente"\u003C\u002Fstrong>, Lionfield fold real Italian cooking advice into a humorous music video. The main points tied to the lyrics are:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Use a boiling pot of water and any pasta shape you like.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Don’t break spaghetti if you care about Italian sensibilities.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Skip olive oil in the water—it won’t save your pasta.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Ignore wall‑throwing tests; they’re not a real measure of doneness.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Read the box for guidance, then rely on repeated tasting.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Drain the pasta as soon as it reaches a firm, al dente bite.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Behind the jokes about calling the police and divine forgiveness, Lionfield present a straightforward, taste‑focused method: \u003Cstrong>watch the clock, trust your palate, and rescue the pasta from the water at just the right 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