Interesting question. First i would need to extend* my absolute power absolutely! Then do a MAJOR international weapons, munitions meltdown, and pass an extremely binding nuke-weapon's act, punishable by law. If you want to fight over who claims what, it will be done in a civil manner. No more cave-like mentality in a 21st century. Then if the mid-east couldn't hold it's own, i would eventually turn it into a vast peaceful ocean of fresh fish and saltwater.