UNITED NATIONS — President Trump’s peace envoys are touting “real progress” after holding talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, including negotiations on the Russia-Ukraine war and the US-Iran conflict.

US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with newly elected UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, and Iranian mediators to further peace work during the annual summit of the world’s peacekeeping organization in New York City that ended Monday. 

“I sense a sort of feeling of hope and promise. When all these nations come together and they can talk face to face — that’s what drives progress,” Witkoff told The Post.

“We are all working together to tackle some of the world’s toughest problems and confront challenges head-on that have faced our nations for decades.”

That’s included nearly two years of negotiations to try to resolve the Ukraine war, for which US officials sought an energy cease-fire to quiet markets that has so far been rebuffed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Meetings with Zelensky and Dmitriev, Putin’s envoy, during the UN General Assembly week in New York have yet to yield a permanent truce between the countries, but there has been an agreement for the US to license Patriot defensive missile technology to Ukraine. 

The envoys also joined Trump for a meeting with the Gulf Cooperation Council of leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. Additionally, they hosted France, Germany and the UK for a dinner with Ukraine’s delegation, the Post has learned.

More than three hours of meetings that Witkoff and Kushner held with Iranians have also spurred further discussions through mediators about a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official.

Witkoff, Kushner, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have all been involved in the Iran peace talks. Trump already rejected Iran’s latest ceasefire offer, but mediators anticipate more talks. 

In his speech to the UN General Assembly, the president had threatened to “annihilate the Islamic Republic” unless they made a peace deal with his administration to reopen the Strait and rebuild their society.

“The big secret is that [President Trump] is a great human being and people don’t see that because he’s tough,” Witkoff explained to reporters. “Peace through strength is an important ingredient to the process of getting peace deals done.”

“He just wants good for the world and he knows that America has the leverage to do better things for people all over the earth,” he added. “We can’t help everybody, that’s just not possible, but we can help who we can help and the president is intent on expanding that.”

A red line for the Trump administration has been addressing Iran’s nuclear program. A US official noted that economic sanctions and the American blockade of Tehran’s naval ports have intensified pressure on the mullahs to move closer to some sort of deal.

The official added that the president has expressed openness to providing some relief from sanctions but won’t compromise on his goal of blocking Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon — and that Trump and his team also remain “skeptical of Iran’s promises after they broke the last MOU by firing on commercial vessels, which stopped the last deal back in July.”

“The US needs assurances this time that Iran is serious and it’s not just them trying to get out of the tough situation they are in,” the official said, adding that Iran isn’t being flexible about nuclear discussions and “the sides still remain apart on the timing of the commitments and who takes which steps first.”

Aside from talking over major conflicts, the US envoys had several diplomatic wins to tout during their week in the Big Apple.

Last Wednesday, Witkoff and Kushner also announced a $2.45 billion reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip at a Board of Peace summit.

“Today, we can point to real progress,” Witkoff said at the event. “All of the hostages are home. There is a ceasefire, imperfect as it may be, but it still exists. Humanitarian efforts have achieved historic results with billions of dollars shared, donated, and pledged to meet urgent needs and support the long work of recovery.”

Before that happens, the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza will have to decommission or destroy Hamas’ weapons and military infrastructure like tunnels.

Plans for the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), which will be the crowning achievement of a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the creation of a Trans-Caspian Enterprise Fund were also announced Wednesday.

“President Trump spoke about the importance of not leaving problems for another day,” Witkoff also told The Post. “He has restored American power on the world stage, and he is using his peace through strength agenda to build a safer and more prosperous future for us all.”

“Operating as we do, as Jared and I do every day, is the exact same thing we did in our prior lives, but the deals are bigger and more consequential. But the same principles are attached to how to get to the solution on behalf of the president,” he added.