US President Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz will reopen by Friday, a key shipping route through which roughly one fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally flow. Bloomberg reports that Trump continues to express confidence that the corridor will return to normal operations on that timeline. At the same time, European allies do not share his level of optimism about how quickly reopening can occur. The reporting highlights a divergence between the US view on the pace of restoring access and the expectations held by European partners. The outlets emphasize that while the US projects an imminent reopening, allies question whether conditions will allow shipping to resume on that schedule. The dispute centers on timing rather than a stated change in the importance of the route, which remains central to global energy flows. The articles present the situation as an ongoing disagreement between the US and its allies about the feasibility of reopening within days.