Robert O'Brien

O’Brien in Israel after Morocco-Israel normalization, says more to come

There is speculation that Oman and Indonesia would be next.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen meeting with US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien on December 13, 2020.
Honor guards perform Taiwan national flag lowering ceremony at Liberty Square in Taipei, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Taipei, Taiwan, April 1, 2020.

US warns China against Taiwan attack, stresses US 'ambiguity'

Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, September 22, 2020.

Gantz in US talks of Iran, Israel's QME in shadow of F-35 sales to UAE

Meir Ben-Shabbat, Robert O'Brien and Jared Kushner board El Al airliner to UAE

In pictures: History made with flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi


Trump security adviser Robert O'Brien tests positive for coronavirus

Asked about O'Brien, Trump told reporters he had not seen the adviser lately and did not know when he had tested positive.

National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien arrives before U.S. President Donald Trump delivers joint remarks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a proposed new Middle East peace plan in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020

US to react 'strongly' if bounty reports confirmed - White House adviser

After Trump over the weekend said he was not briefed on the matter, the White House said Trump was not "personally" briefed but did not address whether he had received a written report.

A U.S. Army Old Guard member carries small American flags to place in front of the headstones of U.S. service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 21, 2020.

With Soleimani gone, Iran more likely to negotiate - US security adviser

"I think the chances of sitting down with the Iranians and getting to a deal have improved significantly," Robert O'Brien told Axios.

Women hold pictures of Iranian Maj.Gen. Qasem Soleimani during a funeral procession and burial in his hometown, Kerman, on Tuesday.

US national security adviser: Not focused on the Israeli election calendar

"We're not focused on the Israeli election calendar or when the Palestinians end up having an election," O'Brein said.

US President Donald Trump walks with U.S. hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien after he named O'Brien as his fourth White House national security adviser at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, US, September 18, 2019

White House says US has asked North Korea to resume talks

White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien said the United States had reached out to North Korea seeking to resume talks.

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019

Trump picks hostage negotiator O'Brien for top security job

"I have worked long & hard with Robert. He will do a great job!" Trump wrote on Twitter.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence talk with State Department Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Robert O'Brien (R) during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 6, 2019