For the first time since the Iran conflict began in late February, India has developed plans for oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, load up unknown volumes of energy cargoes, and subsequently return to India under escort by Indian warships currently deployed to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, Bloomberg reported May 20. New Delhi still needs to give final approval for the plans, and it remains unclear whether India has received permission from either the United States or Iran for its tankers to transit the waterway.