I don't have any answers. Neither am I aware of anyone else who has any answers.
I know lots of people who "think" they have "all" the answers, and that's the problem.
I suspect the trick is knowing which questions to ask, but I haven't figured it out yet!
Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Persians, Europeans...the list goes on. Who will control the Middle East today? That is a much bigger question.