(AP) Lolita C. Baldor - The USS Theodore Roosevelt is heading home after extending its deployment to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies and to safeguard U.S. troops. U.S. commanders say the presence of a U.S. aircraft carrier and the warships accompanying it has been an effective deterrent in the region, particularly for Iran. The USS Abraham Lincoln will remain in the region.
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