Satan controls the kingdoms of earth in a spiritual sense. So it logically follows that he’s in control of the most powerful kingdoms/nations on earth in a sense. The people with authority don’t have to believe it, but it’s happening in a prophetic sense anyway. That’s why they all have to go the wall in Jerusalem and pledge fealty to something other than the cross of Christ, and God the Father. This ritual shows their obedience and given to them is earthly authority and power.