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The fact is that free navigation through the waterway, once a given, is now the subject of negotiations that haven’t even started You can save this article by registering for free here .Or sign-in if you have an account.President Donald Trump keeps repeating that the Strait of Hormuz — through which one fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally flow — will reopen by Friday.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.But on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit, where Iran will dominate Monday’s dinner conversation, it’s clear that his European allies don’t share his optimism.They disagree that trade can resume by week’s end, like Trump promised, and have practical questions about what exactly was agreed before they can commit to de-mining missions and patrols.According to one G7 official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal dynamics, there are serious difficulties in finding a common position among the group about how to deal with the situation in Iran.Few are expecting a joint communique, something that’s proved elusive during the Trump era.Columnist Jesse Kline keeps you up to date with what’s happening in Israel and the effects of antisemitism on life here in Canada.Friday mornings.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way.If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Channel Israel will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up.Please try again Interested in more newsletters?Browse here.Even Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who for the most part has artfully avoided provoking Trump, said her country’s contribution is conditional on a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, where Israel’s military has carried out strikes in recent days.She isn’t alone in questioning Trump’s accelerated timeline.It doesn’t help that even within Trump’s own administration, there are prominent figures who didn’t go as far in promising that navigation along the vital chokepoint can go back to normal at the snap of a finger.One senior U.S.official said traffic in the waterway would ramp up over time, and it could take as many as two weeks for shipping to significantly increase — and even longer for it to return to the levels seen before the U.S.and Israel attacked Iran in February.There are mines in the strait that still need to be cleared and shippers have different risk tolerances about navigating Hormuz, the official said.The official said the memorandum of understanding between the U.S.and Iran will make it explicit that the strait will be open toll-free for 60 days, and the U.S.will expect that provision makes it into a final agreement.The fact is that free navigation, once a given, is now the subject of negotiations that haven’t even started.