‘WE’D LOVE TO DO IT A DIFFERENT WAY’: Almost as soon as he announced it, it became clear President Donald Trump’s idea of imposing a 20% reimbursement fee after the U.S. becomes the “Guardian of the Strait of Hormuz,” was unworkable, wildly unpopular with allies, likely illegal under internal maritime law, and inconsistent with everything the U.S. has said about freedom of navigation since the beginning of the Iran war four and a half months ago.“Calling ourselves ‘Guardians of the Strait’ sounds good on television, but freedom of navigation has always been a global public good, not a toll road...