I have calls out to the State Department to find out if this is true. Ha’aretz’s Barak Ravid notes that the prospective reassignment might not be about the unfolding demonstrations against the Iranian regime, but possibly because Ross has been rumored to be uncomfortable in his neither-fish-nor-fowl post. Updates to come when a measure of clarity arrives.
Update: Matthew Yglesias makes the good pointthat some of the scenarios Ravid outlines for Ross’s departure don’t add up. Still waiting on a callback.